Articles Filed Under: Historical

150 Years Ago: The Civil War

September 6, 2012 | by Steven R. Barnett

Note: 2012 continues the 150th anniversary of the greatest conflict in which Americans were ever engaged — the Civil War. This is the nineteenth in a series of articles providing a month by month synopsis from the pages of The Indianapolis Daily Journal of Hoosier reactions to national events. JULY, … Read More

Amelia Earhart and Alcatraz

September 6, 2012 | by Al Hunter

Last week, we examined one of two anniversaries that, although disparate in nature and a quarter century apart, have woven themselves into the tapestry of American conspiracy — the mysterious disappearance of pioneer female aviator Amelia Earhart on July 2, 1937 and the escape and disappearance of Alcatraz inmates John … Read More