Vigo Bioweapons Plant
Current events have reacquainted Hoosiers with the state’s role in the history of US manufacture of chemical weapons. Since 2005, the Army has been neutralizing a stockpile of V-X nerve agent that had...
View ArticleCentral State Hospital
For Hoosier storytellers with a taste for the macabre, the Central State Hospital is a familiar theme. The defunct institution on the near-west side of Indianapolis treated and housed many of the...
View ArticleKurt Vonnegut
With the passing of 2007, Indianapolis completes its year-long commemoration of native son Kurt Vonnegut. When the irreverent author passed away in April, the city had already unveiled plans to...
View ArticleDillinger – Movie Goer
Indiana has consistently captured the attention of Hollywood with its legendary athletic figures and traditions. Such films as Knute Rockne: All-American, The Crowd Roars, Breaking Away and Hoosiers...
View ArticleMother Theodore Guerin
Within the cultural mythology of Indiana, Hoosiers are traditionally considered good, wholesome folks…but not exactly saints ? The Hoosier demographic was broadened considerably, however, with the...
View Article100 Year Flood
When purchasing home insurance one anticipates every contingency, including such events as a “100 Year Flood.” In June 2008, Hoosiers in south-central Indiana learned exactly how formidable that event...
View ArticleHinkle Fieldhouse: Home of the Miracle
Hinkle Fieldhouse set the stage for the 1954 state high school championship game, when tiny Milan High School defeated powerhouse Muncie Central with a last second shot. The so-called Milan Miracle...
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