Indiana timeline

Lochry's Defeat

On the night of August 18, 1781, Clark and his men floated past the mouth of the Great Miami River, near the present-day border between Ohio and... Read more

Battle of Tippecanoe

The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana... Read more

Lincoln's Family Relocates to Indiana

Abraham Lincoln spent 14 of his most formative years-from age 7 to 21-in Southern Indiana. Today, Indiana's Lincoln attractions include his boyhood... Read more

Indiana is the 19th State Admitted to the Union

"Be it ordained by the Representatives of the people of the Territory of Indiana, in convention met at Corydon, on Monday, the tenth day of June,... Read more

Ex Parte Milligan

Ex parte Milligan, 71 U.S. 2 (1866), was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that the application of military tribunals to citizens when... Read more

Battle of Corydon

Other Names: None Location: Harrison Campaign: Morgan’s Raid in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio (July 1863) Date(s): July 9, 1863 Principal... Read more

The Battle of Fort Branch

Fort Branch was a fort built by the Confederate Army especially to defend against attacks from the Union Army along the Roanoke River in North... Read more

The Purdue Wreck

Running at the rate of thirty miles an hour, a Big Four special train of six coaches, loaded with students of Purdue University, including the... Read more

The Publicity Corporation (now Caldwell VanRiper) opened for business.

Our agency surmounted the years and was successful because we had sound aims and sound policies and overall because we employed the right men and... Read more

Kingsland, Indiana Interurban Train Wreck

The disaster, rated as the worst in all interurban history, occurred at a sharp curve, near Kingsland, six miles from Bluffton. The line is... Read more

Hammond Circus Train Wreck

At 3.56am on 22 June 1918, the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus train had been moved onto a siding while it awaited clearance to proceed onto the line to... Read more

Tri-State Tornado

In 1927, it was reported that the storm crossed Illinois at the rate of 45 mph and that the width of the destructive path varied from a 1/4 to 1/2... Read more

First Proven Case of Air Sabotage

A Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines and registered as NC13304 was destroyed in midflight by a nitroglycerin bomb over Chesterton, Indiana, on... Read more

Ohio River Flood of 1937

For 19 days -- from Jan. 18 until Feb. 5 -- the swirling, muddy waters of the Ohio leapt riverbanks and blanketed one-sixth of a city paralyzed by... Read more

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710 Crashes, Killing 63

The Chicago, IL to Miami, FL Lockheed Electra carrying 57 passengers and a crew of six plunged into the earth killing all on board. The plane fell... Read more

Richmond Explosion

The Richmond, Indiana explosion was a double explosion which occurred at 1:47 PM EST on Saturday, April 6, 1968 in downtown Richmond, Indiana. The... Read more

1987 International Special Olympics Summer Games

Proclamation 5683 -- International Special Olympics Week and Day, 1987 July 20, 1987 By the President of the United States of America A... Read more

Heavy Winds at Indiana State Fair Cause Concert Stage to Collapse, Killing 5 and Injuring 45

Saturday night’s accident happened when a wind gust estimated at 60 to 70 mph toppled the roof of the stage and the metal scaffolding holding... Read more

6th Person Dies from Stage-Collapse Injuries

A 22-year-old college student died today from injuries suffered in last weekend's stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair. Jennifer Haskell, a... Read more

7th Person Dies from Stage-Collapse Injuries

A seventh victim of the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair has died after she was removed from life support so her organs could be... Read more

Indiana Babysitter Confesses to Murder of Nine-Year-Old Girl

The Indiana man accused of killing a nine-year-old neighbor he was watching told investigators he beat the girl with a brick, dismembered and... Read more