Moment of Indiana History
podcasts Archive
September 4, 2006
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Elwood Haynes
Charles and Frank Duryea claimed to have made the first automobile. Elwood Haynes of Kokomo, Indiana challenged the Duryea Brothers' claim.
August 28, 2006
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Howard Hawks
Howard Winchester Hawks directed The Twentieth Century --a 1934 movie starring his second cousin and Fort Wayne native Carole Lombard.
August 21, 2006
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Go West, Young Man!
"Go West, young man!" sums up the pioneering spirit of the nineteenth century. The origin of this slogan for Manifest Destiny, however, is not as clear.
August 14, 2006
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Middletown
Muncie, Indiana was the heart of an ethnological study to chart everyday life in middle America in the 1920s.
August 7, 2006
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The Gas Boom
The Department of Natural Resources' oil and gas division documents 338 active, permitted noncommercial gas wells in Indiana, with about ten added per year.
July 31, 2006
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Indiana School for the Deaf
In 1843, Indiana demonstrated progressiveness with regard to its deaf citizens. The legislature passed a property tax to fund a school for deaf children.
July 24, 2006
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The Wooton Desk
No tasteful office of the late 19th century would be without one. After winning five dollars for design at the State Fair, the Wooton Desk Company was founded.
July 17, 2006
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The Old Oaken Bucket
Once covered in mold and moss, it's now garnished with bronze charms. The Old Oaken Bucket is awarded to the winner of the annual Purdue-IU football match-up.
July 10, 2006
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The Invention of Fluoride Toothpaste
In 1950 Proctor and Gamble subsidized research at Indiana University on the use of stannous fluoride--a fluoride/tin compound--in the prevention of tooth decay.
July 3, 2006
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Earthquakes in Indiana
Tornadoes might seem to be the most potentially damaging natural phenomena to those in the Hoosier state, but the threat of earthquakes looms large in Indiana.
