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December 8, 1821 Alexander Ralston publishes his map of Indianapolis, a one-mile square with four diagonal streets and a circle in the middle. |
December 8, 1983 President Ronald Reagan gave a speech about education at the Indiana Convention Center.
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December 9, 1963 Studebaker announced its closing in South Bend. The company had begun more than 100 years earlier with the production of wheelbarrows. They became the world's largest maker of wagons and carriages and evolved into a major manufacturer of cars and trucks. |
December 12, 1958 Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to a crowd of 4,000 in Indianapolis at Cadle Tabernacle. He said, "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
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December 14, 1909 Workers placed the last of 3.2 million ten-pound bricks on the 2 1/2 mile oval track at the Indianapolis Speedway. It has been called "The Brickyard" ever since. |
Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken in Indianapolis of Lockerbie Street.
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