700 A.D. - 1200
A.D.: Mound
Builders Indians:
live on the Ohio
River near
Evansville
1614-1671:
Samuel de Champlain,
the founder of
Quebec, is the first
of many French
explorers to reach
the area, most
claiming the land
for France
1728-32: The
French establish
Vincennes on the
Wabash River, and it
becomes the first
European settlement
in the area
1752: A
smallpox outbreak
devastates the local
Indian population
1763: After
a decisive victory
in the French and
Indian War, the
British now control
the land
1778: During
the American
Revolutionary War,
George Rogers Clark,
with a small band of
men, capture the
British fort at
Vincennes
1779: The
British surrender
Fort Sackville
1783: A
far-reaching treaty
signed in Paris
gives the entire
area to the United
States
1800:
Indiana Territory
established, and
Vincennes was made
capital city
1811: After
minor uprisings, the
Indian Chief
Tecumseh and his
forces were
decisively defeated
in the Battle of
Tippecanoe
1814: The
War of 1812 ends,
and a broad-based
treaty with the
remaining Indians is
reached
1816:
Indiana becomes the
19th U.S. State
1816:
Abraham Lincoln
moves to Indiana
with his family
1825: The
state's capital is
relocated to
Indianapolis
1842: The
University of Notre
Dame is founded in
South Bend
1889:
Standard Oil Company
build a huge oil
refinery in Whiting,
on the shores of
Lake Michigan
1906: The
city of Gary is
created by U.S.
Steel Corporation's
new plant
1911: The
inaugural running of
the Indianapolis 500
occurs
1937: The
Ohio Rivers flooding
severely damages
southern Indiana
1956: After
years of
construction, the
Northern Indiana
Tool Road is
finished
1963: The
Studebaker
Automobile
Corporation ends its
auto production in
their South Bend
plant
1988: J.
Danford "Dan" Quale,
Indiana's junior
senator, is elected
U.S. Vice President
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