Moment of Indiana History

Archive for September 2006

September 4, 2006

 

Elwood Haynes

Charles and Frank Duryea claimed to have made the first automobile. Elwood Haynes of Kokomo, Indiana challenged the Duryea Brothers' claim.

September 11, 2006

 

1963 Coliseum Explosion

At the Fairgrounds Coliseum on Halloween night 1963, more than 4,000 spectators watched Holiday on Ice when, during the finale, there was a massive explosion.

September 18, 2006

 

The Kinsey Institute

When people talk about sex these days, their discussions are most likely informed by research conducted at Indiana University from the 1930s through the 60s.

September 25, 2006

 

Black Pioneer Settlements

Only a few buildings and annual gatherings remain of the thirty to sixty Indiana farming settlements established before the Civil War by African-Americans.

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