1813 – Corydon became the second capital of the Indiana Territory. The site was moved from Vincennes to be more central to the newly organized territory. The city became the state capital when Indiana gained statehood in 1816.
1865 – The funeral train for Abraham Lincoln arrived in Indiana, stopping in Richmond and passing through Centerville, Cambridge City, Dublin, Charlottesville and other cities before arriving in Indianapolis. The President’s body lay in state in the rotunda of the old State Capitol, where nearly 100,000 people passed by the bier.
1920 – The first game of the new Negro National Baseball League was played in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis ABC’s defeated the Chicago Giants. The contest was held in West Washington Park, now the site of the Indianapolis Zoo.
1930 – Prominent attorney Clarence Darrow was among four speakers to address a crowd of 3,000 at the Indiana National Guard Armory in Indianapolis. The event was hosted by Mayor Reginald Sullivan and author Meredith Nicholson. Darrow had gained fame five years earlier in the Scopes Trial in Tennessee.
1949 – The Indianapolis News reported that demolition of the English Theater and Hotel was well underway. The structure occupied the entire northwest quadrant of Monument Circle. Beginning as the English Opera House, the building had been a landmark since the 1880s.
1960 – Senator John F. Kennedy, with an eye on the Presidential nomination, made visits to Richmond, Kokomo and Indianapolis. While in Richmond, he met with faculty and students at Earlham College.