Remember Hook’s drug stores?

1861 – On the way to his inauguration in Washington, President-Elect Abraham Lincoln spent one night in Indianapolis. He gave a speech from the balcony of the Bates House Hotel.

1903 – Nathaniel Owings was born in Indianapolis. He became a leading architect and was an early advocate of skyscrapers. Locally, his design of the J. C. Penney store on the Circle won approval from colleagues, including Frank Lloyd Wright.

1923 – Hook’s Drug Stores had expanded to 13 locations in Central Indiana. They had stores in Indianapolis, Anderson, Kokomo, Lafayette, Marion, and Muncie. Specials for the week included hot water bottles for $1.39, alarm clocks at 98 cents, Bromo Seltzer for 89 cents, Carter’s Little Liver Pills at 19 cents, and a five-pound box of Lowney’s Red Heart Valentine chocolates for $1.85.

1931 – Avriel Christie Shull was born in Hamilton County. She graduated from Carmel High School and attended Butler University and the John Herron School of Art. She became a popular designer of homes and interiors, well known for her mid-century Indiana designs. Her Thornhurst Addition in Carmel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1970 – President Richard Nixon brought his Urban Affairs Council to Indianapolis. The President and six members of his Cabinet met with Mayor Richard Lugar and the mayors of eight other cities. They were greeted by Governor Edgar Whitcomb as they came to discuss issues facing urban centers across the nation.

1992 – A Kentucky National Guard C-130 transport plane crashed into buildings housing Drury Inn and JoJo’s Restaurant on the north side of Evansville. All five in the plane died along with 11 others on the ground.