Moment of Indiana History
Hinkle Fieldhouse set the stage for the 1954 state high school championship game, when tiny Milan High School defeated powerhouse Muncie Central.
From 1890 to 1940, the nation's mean center of population inched across Indiana, an indication that the frontier era had drawn to a close.
Built in Indianapolis in 1898, Das Deutsche Haus was rechristened “the Athenaeum” during the anti-German backlash that followed World War One.
Both North Carolina and Ohio can lay claim to the title “birthplace of aviation”, but the modern airplane’s contrails lead back to Indiana.
The unique grip that Nyesville native Mordecai Brown devised using the three fingers of his right hand created a spin that disarmed the pitcher's opponents.
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