1863 – Planning began for a new cemetery in Indianapolis to be created on over 200 acres north of the city in an area that included “Strawberry Hill.” Graves from the city’s old Greenlawn Cemetery were moved to the new location. Today Crown Hill covers over 500 acres and is the third largest private cemetery in the nation.
1894 – Henry Harrison Culver started a college preparatory school on his property near Lake Maxinkuckee in Marshall County. Modeled after West Point, Culver Military Academy enrolled 45 cadets the first year. Today, with an enrollment of over 800, the Culver Academies are ranked among the best in the nation.
1898 – The first issue of The Daily Echo was published by students at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis. It was the first daily high school newspaper in the country. Many members of the staff over the years went on to fame, including Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Dan Wakefield, Richard Lugar and Madelyn Pugh, writer for the “I Love Lucy” show.
1919 – The Elkhart Band Instrument Company filed for incorporation. For many years, Elkhart was called the “band instrument capital of the world” and was home to such famous brands as Conn, Selmer, Buescher and Martin.
1965 – Indiana Selective Service officials announced that the state quota for the month was 1,075. They noted that the quota for California at the same time was 1,039, although that state’s population was four times larger. It was explained that draft quotas were “based on availability of manpower and not population.” Over 2.2 million men were drafted across the nation during the Vietnam era.
2012 – A state historical marker was dedicated in Rockville, the hometown of Juliet V. Strauss, a popular newspaper columnist who was published in the Rockville Tribune, the Indianapolis News, and Ladies’ Home Journal. She helped save the old-growth forest which became Turkey Run State Park in 1916. She is honored by a memorial statue in the park.