Engine No. 587 In August 1918, the Baldwin Locomotive Works completed the Lake Erie and Western engine No. 5541. When the Nickel Plate… Read More »Engine No. 587
English Though the English were among the earliest immigrants to arrive in Indianapolis, they never formed a very large proportion of… Read More »English
Equal Rights Amendment U.S. Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana in 1972 introduced the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in Congress. Both Indiana Democrats and… Read More »Equal Rights Amendment
Eugenics In 1907 Indiana Governor Frank Hanly signed the Indiana Sterilization Law, which is widely considered the first eugenics sterilization legislation… Read More »Eugenics
Expositions and Conventions Northern states held various fairs and expositions during and after the Civil War. Part of a larger phenomenon, such national… Read More »Expositions and Conventions
Hampton Family The Hampton Family is an African American family of jazz musicians whose individual members and various ensemble configurations have contributed… Read More »Hampton Family
Feminist Movement (1960-1985) In the years since ratification of the 19th Amendment, no period saw more discussion of the status of women than… Read More »Feminist Movement (1960-1985)
Festivals Like most large cities, Indianapolis has a sizeable number of annual festivals focused on the arts and culture, food, sports,… Read More »Festivals
Filipinos Although Filipinos were considered U.S. nationals following the annexation of the Philippine Islands after the Spanish-Amerian War of 1898, the… Read More »Filipinos
Fires The first recorded fire in Indianapolis occurred on January 17, 1825, when Thomas Carter’s tavern burned to the ground. There… Read More »Fires
