History of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Journey back in time to Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

• 1821 - Indianapolis, Indiana founded
  
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• 1825 - State Capital
  Indianapolis becomes the state capital.
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• 1847 - Indiana's first major railroad line linked Madison and Indianapolis and was completed.
  
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• 1854 - Indianapolis
  Indianapolis, a city, capital of Indiana, and seat of justice of Marion county, on the W. fork of White river, at the crossing of the National road, a...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1860 - SINGULAR PHENOMENON. Water Spout and Tornado - Houses Blown Down.
  (From the Indianapolis Journal, May 30.)
  Storms, like troubles, seem to come in crowds. Last week was full of them, and this week starts fair for a s...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1862 - November 4 - Dr Richard Gatling patents Gatling machine gun (Indianapolis)
  
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•  1869 - A man in charge was explaining the working of the fire-alarm telegraph, in Indianapolis, on a recent Sunday evening,
  and unconsciously sent an alarm, which soon brought the whole Fire Department to his box.
  
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  Saint Joseph, Michigan
  July 3, 1869
  
  
•  1869 - Accident at State Fair
  To the Associated Press.
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, October 1. - A terrible accident occurred at the State Fair this afternoon. The boiler of Sinker & Co., of t...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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•  1885 - THE STATE INSANE ASYLUM ON FIRE.
  Indianapolis, Jan. 27. - Fire at the insane hospital this morning was got under control after destroying the engine room, laundry and bakery, and some...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Inhalant Ephedrine Compound with Merthiolate
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  Indianapolis, USA
  
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• 1894 - November 25 - Greenback (Independent) Party organizes in Indianapolis
  
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• 1895 - Indianapolis
  Indianapolis, in-de-an-ap'Q-lis, a city, the capital of Indiana, and of Marion co., is on the West Fork of White River, 109 miles N.W. of Cincinnati, ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  A Merry Meal Makes Good Digestion
  There's delight and health in a dish of Van Camp's Boston Baked Pork and Beans
  
  Van Camp Packing Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
  
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  January 1898
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  Old Mother Hubbard she went to the cupboard and there made a find very nice. She said "with great ease Macaroni and Cheese - Van Camp's makes a meal in a trice."
  
  Van Camp Packing Co., 302 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind.
  
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  Indiana World War Memorial and Plaza
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•  1901 - Met A Horrible Death Heroic Deed of William PHELPS, a Colored Man – Gave Up His Life That A Married Friend Might Make His Escape.
  Indianapolis, May 12. – While William PHELPS of Richmond, Ky., and James STAPLEBURY of this city were cleaning the inside of an eight-foot upright boi...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1901 - Indianapolis - The Hoosier Capital by Perry S. Heath
  The visitor to the Hoosier capital familiar with the capital of the nation instantly observes a striking similarity between the two. Well he may, for ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1903 - CRUSHED UNDER A CAR - Mrs. John Riley, Formerly of Seymour, Killed at Indianapolis
  Sunday morning Mrs. John Riley of Indianapolis, formerly a resident of this city, was crushed to death under the wheels of a street car.
  
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•  1908 - CAR CLIMBS BUILDING NINE PERSONS NEAR DEATH JUMPS TRACK AND CRASHES INTO DRUG STORE, TERRIFYING PASSENGERS AND WAKING EVERY ONE IN NEIGHBORHOOD.
  Nine persons escaped death in a manner little short of miraculous at 11 00 o’clock last night, when Garfield car No. 438 left the tracks at Lincoln la...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1909 - August 19 - Indianapolis 500 race track opens
  
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•  1911 - May 30 - 1st Indianapolis 500 auto race is run
  The very first Indianapolis 500, won by Ray Harroun at an average speed of 74.59 miles per hour.
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• 1916
  Indianapolis, a city, the capital of Indiana and of Marion co., is on the West Fork of the White River, 109 miles NW. of Cincinnati, on the Pitts burg...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1920 - May 2 – The first game of Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  
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• 1949 - May 30 - WRTV TV channel 6 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting
  
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• 1958 - December 9 - Robert H W Welch Jr & 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society
  
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• 1969 - September 9 - Seaplane crashes at Indianapolis, kills 83
  
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