1795 — The Treaty of Greenville was signed between the United States and a dozen Native American tribes, led by Miami Chief Little Turtle. In the agreement, the tribes ceded land which would help form the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.
1826 — Sarah Lincoln, two years older than her brother Abraham, married Aaron Grigsby at the Little Pigeon Baptist Church in Spencer County. She died in childbirth less than two years later, never knowing how famous her brother would become. She is buried in the church cemetery, now a part of Lincoln State Park.
1884 — Frank Brown Shields was born in Seymour. He graduated from Franklin College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He taught at MIT and later did research for General Electric. In Indianapolis in 1921, he founded the Barbasol Company, a leading maker of shaving products.
1933 — The First National Bank in Montpelier was robbed by a trio of bandits who got away with over $4,000. Initial reports estimated a haul of $10,000. The men were described as “polite” and “well dressed.” They escaped in a blue Chrysler. Authorities later concluded that it was the work of the Dillinger gang.
1941 — President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed General Lewis Hershey to be Director of the Selective Service. Hershey, from Angola, was a four-star general who served as Selective Service Director under six presidents (1941 — 1970.)
1945 — The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Of the 1,196 men aboard, approximately 300 went down with the ship. Those remaining were plunged into shark-infested waters. By the time they were spotted four days later, only 317 were alive.