Baseball Baseball was the most popular sport in Indianapolis long before racing, , and . Although one of the nation’s largest… Read More »Baseball
Country Clubs By the late 1800s, country clubs were popular social centers for the cultural elite in many American communities, including Indianapolis.… Read More »Country Clubs
Ferguson Brothers Denver Darious (Feb.19, 1895-May 11, 1957) and Sea Harious (Dec. 22, 1899-Mar. 3. 1974). Denver Darious and Sea Harious Ferguson… Read More »Ferguson Brothers
Festivals Like most large cities, Indianapolis has a sizeable number of annual festivals focused on the arts and culture, food, sports,… Read More »Festivals
Grave Robbing Early medical schools, such as the Indiana Medical College and the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, were freestanding, private… Read More »Grave Robbing
Indianapolis Clowns The longest-playing Black professional team in U.S. history, the Indianapolis Clowns began as the Miami Giants and were financed by… Read More »Indianapolis Clowns
Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions Against all odds, a team of 11 inner-city students from Indianapolis Public School (IPS) 27 defeated a team from Hunter College… Read More »Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions
Jazz Kitchen The Jazz Kitchen is a jazz club and restaurant located on the corner of 54th Street and College Avenue, an… Read More »Jazz Kitchen
Mike Tyson Case Michael (Mike) G. Tyson, world heavyweight boxing champion from 1986 to 1990, was prosecuted in Indianapolis in 1992 in one… Read More »Mike Tyson Case
Monster Meetings of the Senate Avenue YMCA In 1900, a group of African American men founded the Young Men’s Prayer Band in Indianapolis to challenge the discriminatory… Read More »Monster Meetings of the Senate Avenue YMCA
