Henley's Timeline By bravebobcats Dec 11, 1816 Indiana became a state Jan 1, 1825 Indianapolis became the state capital May 30, 1911 The first Indy car race takes place in Indianapolis Apr 12, 1947 David Letterman was born in Indianapolis(he has a famous talk tv show) Oct 28, 1999 Lily Enderment Inc. presented 50 million dollars grant to an Hispanic scholorship fund. Aug 3, 2005 measles out break among school children. 450 people died Feb 4, 2007 Capital colts won super bowl XLI Aug 14, 2011 40 people got injured in stage collapse at Indiana state fair Mar 5, 2012 Series of powerful tornados in Marysville 13 died Period: Jan 1, 2015 to Oct 28, 2015 Indianapolis became the state capital Jul 13, 2015 A series of powerful storms accur 40,000 people lost power.