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March 19, 1955 – For the first time anywhere in the nation, an all-black high school won an open state tournament. Crispus Attucks High School won the state basketball championship. One of the stars of the team was 12-time NBA All-Star Oscar Robertson.
1954 – RCA began producing color TVs at its plant in Bloomington, Ind. A set with a 12-inch screen sold for around $1,000.
March 20, 1954 – The championship game immortalized in the 1986 movie Hoosiers was won by Milam High School. Milam beat Muncie Central, a much larger school, 32-30.
March 24, 1930 – Terrance Steve McQueen was born in Beech Grove, Ind. Also known as “The King of Cool,” he acted in 45 movies, including Le Mans, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, and Papillion.