1805 – Former United States Vice President Aaron Burr arrived in Vincennes to confer with Indiana Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison. At the time, Burr was wanted for murder in the dueling death of Alexander Hamilton. The charge was later dropped.
1865 – General Ulysses S. Grant, on a victory tour after the Civil War, was greeted with a parade in Indianapolis. Young attorney Benjamin Harrison served as his “mounted escort” and later dined with him at the Bates House Hotel.
1880 – The English Opera House opened on the Circle in downtown Indianapolis. The first production was Hamlet, starring Lawrence Barrett, a leading actor of the day. The Opera House grew to include a magnificent hotel and took up the entire northwest quadrant of the Circle.
1902 – The new Allen County Courthouse was dedicated in Fort Wayne. Built at a cost of $817,000, it is considered one of the finest examples of Beaux Arts architecture in the nation and has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
1936 – Three members of the notorious Brady Gang were moved to the Hancock County Jail in Greenfield. They had been arrested for a series of murders and robberies. The three, led by Alfred James Brady of North Salem, escaped from the Greenfield Jail three weeks later. Authorities caught up with them the next October in Bangor, Maine, where they were killed in a shootout with FBI agents.
1958 – Indiana Governor Harold Handley used a pair of golden scissors to cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the Madison Avenue Expressway on the south side of Indianapolis. Over 25,000 people watched the parade celebrating the $8,000,000 project.