WFIU: Moment of Indiana History
Weekly 2-minute program on Indiana History produced by WFIU Public Media in association with the Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations.
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The Second Life Of An Indianapolis Landmark
As demographic change altered the landscape of downtown Indianapolis, the ...
As demographic change altered the landscape of downtown Indianapolis, the church that had housed Indiana's largest Methodist congregation faced demolition.
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A Shifting Role On The Civil War Homefront
Women on the Civil War home front spent the war ...
Women on the Civil War home front spent the war years occupied with matters outside the boundaries of what was then considered “women’s work”.
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Mapping The Frontier
Gazetteers helped lure settlers westward into the towns of Indiana ...
Gazetteers helped lure settlers westward into the towns of Indiana and other frontier states and gave them concrete information about their destinations.
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An Avant-Garde Electric Car
Gasoline propulsion claimed the day, and by 1914 the Waverley ...
Gasoline propulsion claimed the day, and by 1914 the Waverley Electric car went out of production. Turns out, the vehicle was a century ahead of its time.
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Soldiers’ Solace: Clubmobile Women During World War II
Clubmobile women did more than hand out coffee and doughnuts. ...
Clubmobile women did more than hand out coffee and doughnuts. Their most important job was to listen to soldiers' fears, frustrations, and hurts.
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A Subtle Celebration
Christmas in pioneer Indianapolis was a private and almost invisible ...
Christmas in pioneer Indianapolis was a private and almost invisible holiday.
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Slaying The Dragon
From small beginnings in 1922, the Ku Klux Klan had ...
From small beginnings in 1922, the Ku Klux Klan had attracted an estimated thirty percent of all white males in the Hoosier state onto its membership rolls.
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On The Vanguard For African American Rights
At a time when other branches of government proved inconsistent ...
At a time when other branches of government proved inconsistent on matters of African American rights, the Indiana Supreme Court steadily upheld human rights.
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The Infamous Hoosier Behind the Right To a Fair Trial
Although Milligan conspired against his government, the Supreme Court ruling ...
Although Milligan conspired against his government, the Supreme Court ruling in his case set a precedent regarding the rights of citizens to a fair trial.
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The Legend of Pinhook
During the 1850s, a rail line planned to connect Lafayette ...
During the 1850s, a rail line planned to connect Lafayette and Covington, Kentucky would have stopped at Pinhook. The railroad never materialized.
