An Indiana History Story a Day: January

Indiana possesses a rich history that is fun to read and learn. An Indiana History Story a Day – January, like the Indiana Bicentennial History Series that preceded it, presents Indiana history in an easy to read “this day in history format” The thirty-one stories in the January edition include:
January 08, 1821 - Legislature Authorizes First State Prison
January 12, 1874 - Carl Fisher is born in Greensburg
January 16 1942 - Actress Carole Lombard Dies in Airplane Crash - Fort Wayne Native
January, 13 1818 - Grand Lodge of Free Masons of Indiana Form in Madison
January 25, 1850 - Fort Wayne and Bluffton Plank Road