March 27, 1784 – Jonathan Jennings, Indiana’s first state Governor from 1816 to 1822, was born in Readington, N.J. Jennings was also a nine-term congressman from Indiana.
1918 – State prohibition laws went into effect, making Indiana the 25th state to go completely dry. In January of the next year, Indiana ratified the 18th Amendment which extended prohibition to the entire nation.
March 31, 1914 – Edwin P. Hubble resigns as New Albany High basketball coach and heads to Chicago. While in Chicago he earned his PhD in Astronomy and went on to prove the existence of galaxies other than the Milk Way. He then created a deep space telescope that was named for him.
March 31, 1880 – Wabash becomes the first electrically lighted city in the world. Charles F. Brush of Cleveland, Ohio, created a new electric arc light, known as the “Brush Light.” He wanted to prove it could light an entire city. The City Council of Wabash allowed Brush to test his invention in Wabash. The “Brush Light” was a success. You can see one of the original lights on display at the Wabash County Courthouse.