Today in Indianapolis History
Indiana Topics: Fort Wayne
Historical Events
Results 1 - 49 of 49
1862-11-03 - Dr Richard Gatling patents machine gun (Indianapolis)
1887-06-28 - Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0
1894-11-25 - Greenback (Independent) Party organizes in Indianapolis
1900-01-29 - American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee & Minneapolis
1900-03-16 - Chicago, KC, Minn, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleve & Buffalo
1900-03-25 - US Socialist Party forms in Indianapolis
1909-08-19 - Indianapolis 500 race track opens
1911-05-26 - 1st Indianapolis 500 auto race is run
1911-05-29 - 1st running of Indianapolis 500
1911-05-30 - 1st Indianapolis 500 car race, Ray Harroun wins at 74.59 MPH (120 KPH)
1920-05-02 - 1st game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis
1922-11-12 - The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority is founded on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1930-05-30 - Bill Arnold wins Indianapolis 500 car race (161.6 kph)
1935-08-31 - 1st national skeet championship (Indianapolis)
1936-03-29 - 10,000 watch the 200" mirror blank passing through Indianapolis
1940-02-02 - Frank Sinatra's singing debut in Indianapolis (Tommy Dorsey Orch)
1945-07-16 - Cruiser Indianapolis leaves SF with atom bomb
1945-07-26 - US cruiser Indianapolis reaches Tinian with atom bomb
1945-07-29 - After delivering the Atomic Bomb across the Pacific, the cruiser USS Indianapolis is torpedoed & sunk by a Japanese submarine
1945-07-30 - Philippines Sea: US cruiser Indianapolis torpedoed/sinks, 880 die
1946-12-21 - Morton Gould's "Minstrel Show," premieres in Indianapolis
1949-05-30 - WRTV TV channel 6 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting
1951-01-06 - Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes
1955-05-28 - Bob Sweikert wins Indianapolis 500
1957-10-30 - WLWI (now WTHR) TV channel 13 in Indianapolis, IN (ABC) 1st broadcast
1958-12-09 - Robert H W Welch Jr & 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society
1966-05-30 - Graham Hill wins Indianapolis 500 car race (232.2 kph)
1968-04-07 - Jim Clark, two-time F1 World Champion and winner of the Indianapolis 500, dies in a racing accident during a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim, Germany.
1969-09-09 - Seaplane crashes at Indianapolis, kills 83
1970-10-04 - WFYI TV channel 20 in Indianapolis, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971-01-25 - WHMB TV channel 40 in Indianapolis, IN (IND) begins broadcasting
1973-09-14 - Indianapolis is awarded a WHA franchise
1974-09-15 - Market Square Arena in Indianapolis opens
1977-05-29 - A J Foyt wins Indianapolis 500 for a record 4th time
1977-06-26 - Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, last performance of his career
1978-05-28 - Al Unser became 5th to win Indianapolis 500, 3 times
1985-06-16 - Willie Banks of USA sets triple jump record (58 feet 11 inches) in Indianapolis
1986-05-30 - Bobby Rahal is 1st to avg over 170 mph in Indianapolis 500
1987-08-15 - At Pan Am games in Indianapolis, USA & Cuba are tied with 2 outs in 9th, Ty Griffin HR, Cuba 1st loss in 20 years of Pan Am competition
1987-10-20 - 10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis
1987-11-22 - Patriots shutout Indianapolis 24-0
1988-05-11 - Mario Andretti records fastest Indianapolis 500 lap (221.565 mph)
1989-05-28 - Emerson Fittipaldi wins Indianapolis 500
1990-05-27 - 74th Indianapolis 500 runs
1991-05-19 - Willy T Ribbs becomes 1st black driver to make Indianapolis 500
1994-05-29 - Al Unser Jr wins 78th Indianapolis 500 in 3:06:29.006 (255.89 kph)
1997-05-27 - Arie Luyendyk wins his 2nd Indianapolis 500
1998-01-30 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Indianapolis IN on WNAP 93.1 FM
2000-04-03 - 62nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at RCA Dome Indianapolis
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 65 of 65
1876-08-05 - Mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force in History)
1890-01-11 - Monte Blue, Indianapolis IN, silent film actor (Montana, Oh Boy)
1891-11-09 - Clifton Webb, [Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck], Indianapolis, actor (Laura)
1903-02-05 - Nathaniel Owings, Indianapolis, architect (Oak Ridge, TN; Sears)
1904-10-07 - Chuck Klein, Indianapolis In, Phila Phillies (43 HRs in 1929)
1906-07-11 - Harry Von Zell, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Burns & Allen)
1910-12-02 - Robert Paige, Indianapolis Ind, actor (Colgate Comedy Hour)
1912-08-24 - Durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show)
1914-05-30 - Bobby Sherwood, Indianapolis Ind, orch leader (Milton Berle Show)
1931-07-11 - Thurston Harris, Indianapolis, vocalist (Little Bitty Pretty One)
1931-12-21 - David Baker, Indianapolis Indiana, composer (Reflections)
1934-02-20 - Bobby Unser, auto racer (1968, 75, 81 Indianapolis 500)
1936-03-04 - Jim Clark, race car driver (Indianapolis 500)
1937-03-18 - Mark Donohue, auto racer (1972 Indianapolis 500)
1938-04-07 - Freddie Hubbard, Indianapolis, jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey)
1939-02-27 - Peter Revson, auto racer (1971 Indianapolis pole winner)
1939-05-29 - Al Unser, auto racer (Indianapolis 500-1970, 71)
1940-02-28 - Mario Andretti, race-car driver (1969 Indianapolis 500)
1942-05-15 - Anthony Wayne England, Indianapolis, PhD/astronaut (STS 51-F)
1947-04-12 - David Letterman, Indianapolis Ind, comedian (Late Night)
1948-06-01 - Tom Sneva, US auto racer (Indianapolis 500-1983)
1950-04-13 - Terry Lester, Indianapolis, actor (Young & Restless, As World Turns)
1950-10-31 - Jane Pauley, Indianapolis Indiana, newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend)
1953-12-21 - Arie Luyendyk, Netherlands, Indy-car racer (1990 Indianapolis 500)
1956-08-23 - David A Wolf, Indianapolis Ind, MD/astronaut (STS 58, sk: 89/91)
1959-02-08 - Pamela Jean Bryant, Indianapolis In, playmate (April, 1978)
1960-10-25 - Scott Anthony Haneline, Indianapolis, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
1961-08-26 - Jeff Parrett, Indianapolis IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1961-11-24 - Carl Sundquist, Indianapolis Ind, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1962-07-31 - Rhonda Reilly, Indianapolis IN, LPGA golfer (1992 Oldsmobile-48th)
1964-04-05 - Martha Faulconer, Indianapolis IN, golfer (1993 ShopRite LPGA-5th)
1965-07-12 - Russ Bertram, Indianapolis Ind, diver (Olympics-96)
1966-09-11 - Stewart Carr, Indianapolis Ind, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1966-10-28 - Tim Bogar, Indianapolis IN, infielder (NY Mets)
1967-05-12 - Robert Blackmon, defensive back (Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks)
1968-12-03 - Brendan Fraser, Indianapolis In, actor (School Ties, 20 Bucks)
1969-04-15 - Chris Smith, Indianapolis IN, Nike golfer (1993 BC Open-8th)
1970-03-02 - Steve Holman, Indianapolis Indiana, miler
1970-03-07 - Kathy Gedney, Indianapolis Ind, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-25th-1994)
1970-04-28 - Jason Belser, defensive back (Indianapolis Colts)
1970-06-28 - [Jack] Stephen Burton, Indianapolis, actor (Chris-Out of this World)
1970-12-20 - Scott Slutzker, tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
1971-01-11 - Stephen Smith, Indianapolis Indiana, high jumper
1971-03-13 - Ryan Hayden, Indianapolis Indiana, 400m hurdler
1971-04-24 - Ken Klee, Indianapolis, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
1971-08-20 - Bernard Whittington, defensive end (Indianapolis Colts)
1971-09-06 - Holli Rene Hyche, Indianapolis Indiana, runner
1971-10-21 - Rebecca Lynn Gray, Indianapolis Indiana, Miss America-Indiana (1996)
1972-03-28 - Derek West, offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
1972-08-25 - Marvin Harrison, wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
1972-11-27 - Chris Hetherington, running back (Indianapolis Colts)
1973-01-02 - Abu Wilson, running back (Indianapolis Colts)
1973-03-26 - Marshall Faulk, running back (Indianapolis Colts)
1973-05-06 - Clay Williams, OL (Indianapolis Colts)
1973-06-21 - Sammie Burroughs, linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
1973-11-24 - Kendel Shello, DL (Indianapolis Colts)
1973-12-08 - Monty Montgomery, defensiveback (Indianapolis Colts)
1974-01-04 - Carl Powell, defensive end (Indianapolis Colts)
1974-01-25 - Adam Meadows, offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
1974-05-31 - Steve Martin, defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
1974-11-11 - Phillip Ward, linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
1975-08-15 - Bert Berry, linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
1975-10-12 - Scott Von Der Ahe, linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
1976-05-25 - Tarik Glenn, offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
1979-09-26 - Jaycie Phelps, Indianapolis Ind, gymnast (World-brz-95/Oly-gold-96)
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 4 of 4
1901-03-13 - Benjamin Harrison, 23rd pres (1889-1893), dies in Indianapolis at 67
1939-05-30 - Floyd Roberts, Auto racer, killed during 1939 Indianapolis 500 (b. 1904)
1973-07-02 - Swede Savage, dies of injuries at Indianapolis 500
1974-03-22 - Peter Revson, US race car driver (Indianapolis 500), dies at 35
