Moment of Indiana History

Archive for November 2010

November 1, 2010

 

Allegheny Airlines plane crash, Shelby County, 1969

Flight, Interrupted

While the 1977 plane crash that killed the University of Evansville basketball team is infamous, Indiana has been the site of several notable air disasters.

November 8, 2010

 

Honey Creek School, Unionville

Legislating Education, and Paying For It

Although mandated by Indiana's constitution, state-funded elementary education remained largely theoretical in Indiana for most of the nineteenth century.

November 15, 2010

 

Julia Carson

Ms. Carson Goes to Washington

The first African-American to represent Indianapolis in Washington was also the Circle City’s first Congresswoman.

November 22, 2010

 

Evansville Shipyard

From Evansville to Normandy

In 1942, the construction of a shipyard on the Ohio riverfront heightened Evansville’s stature as a manufacturer of military equipment.

November 29, 2010

 

North Christian Church

Columbus North Christian Church

The design that turned out to be Saarinen’s last is distinguished by its hexagonal shape, 192-foot spire, and central hexagonal sky light.

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