Moment of Indiana History
shows Archive
March 20, 2006
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Historic National Road
Interstate Highway 70 began as a conduit from the east to the interior west conceived of by George Washington, realized slowly as The Historic National Road.
March 13, 2006
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Hoosier Hysteria
It was invented in Massachussetts in 1891, but basketball's inventor claimed the game, "really had its origin in Indiana." And so began Hoosier Hysteria.
March 6, 2006
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Daylight Saving Time
In Indiana, time itself has its own history. The state has always bucked the trend toward the standardization of time, Daylight Saving Time included.
February 27, 2006
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Will Geer
Actor Will Geer, "Grandpa" from "The Waltons" fame, recited poetry as a boy at the knee of James Whitcomb Riley, and went later to the University of Chicago.
February 20, 2006
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Little Orphant Annie
James Whitcomb Riley's four-stanza poem "Little Orphant Annie" became the basis of a comic strip, a musical, a film, and even a doll.
February 13, 2006
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Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan had a resurgence in the early twentieth century. But the Grand Dragon's 1925 conviction ended the Klan's reign.
February 6, 2006
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Thomas Hart Benton – Indiana Murals
Thomas Hart Benton’s Indiana Murals provide a primer in Indiana History. They’re in three separate locations on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington.
January 30, 2006
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Juliet Strauss
Turkey Run State Park in Parke County displays a statue of Juliet Virginia Strauss. She was a major force in saving the land once called Bloomingdale Glens.
January 23, 2006
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George Ade
George Ade, born in 1866 to pioneer parents, was recalled his youth in Newton County, a place that would serve as a touchstone in the writer’s career.
January 16, 2006
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Showers Brothers Furniture
The Showers Brothers Furniture Company of Bloomington, IN, “The World’s Largest Furniture Factory,” once produced 60% of the furniture made in the US.
