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13. Injuries. 40+. Location within Indiana. The Evansville Race Riot occurred in July 1903 in Evansville, Indiana and was the worst riot in the city's history. The riots occurred after a black man shot and killed a white policeman and ultimately resulted in 13 deaths. [1][2][3] On July 3, an African-American man named Lee Brown, aka Robert Lee ...
1–3 (.250) Robert Lee Watson (August 8, 1942 – December 13, 1977) was an American basketball coach. He was in his first season as a head coach for the Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team when he and his team were killed in the 1977 Air Indiana Flight 216 crash. Watson was a college basketball player for the VMI Keydets and began ...
Bally's Evansville. Bally's Evansville is a casino hotel and entertainment complex in downtown Evansville, Indiana, owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Bally's Corporation. Originally named Casino Aztar, it was opened by Aztar Corporation in 1995 as the state's first casino. The name was changed to Tropicana Evansville in 2013.
The city of Evansville, Indiana was founded in 1812 and incorporated in 1817. It is situated on an oxbow in the Ohio River, and is often referred to as the "Crescent Valley" or "River City". Robert Morgan Evans. On March 27, 1812, Hugh McGary Jr. purchased about 441 acres and named it "McGary's Landing".
The history of Evansville, Indiana spans hundreds of years, with thousands of years of human habitation. The area's geography and location on a bend in the Ohio River attracted people from the earliest times. The city was founded in 1812 and was named by its founder, Hugh McGary, after Col. Robert M. Evans. Because of its position on the river ...
Robert Wayne Lee, 40, who was known to his more than 50,000 Instagram followers as “Boopac Shakur,” died Friday after confronting an 18-year-old male, according to a statement by the Oakland ...
November 13, 2023 at 12:55 PM. EVANSVILLE — The Vanderburgh County Coroner has identified the man who died in an ATV crash Saturday afternoon. Robert A. Lutz, 49, was the driver of an ATV, which ...
Evansville Thunder (CBA) (1984–86) Evansville BlueCats (NIFL / UIF) (2003–07) Roberts Municipal Stadium was a multi-purpose arena in Evansville, Indiana, for sports, public events, and concerts. The arena was built in 1956. It seated up to 12,732 spectators and featured four locker rooms and a press room. On June 13, 1972, it hosted a ...