Historical front pages of the Indianapolis Star

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, May 31, 1911, following the first Indianapolis 500-Mile Race.

The Indianapolis Star, April 16, 1912.

The Indianapolis Star front page, March 25, 1913, depicts the horrors of what is now known as the Great Flood.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star on March 26, 1918, following the sinking of the Lusitania by German submarines. The sinking killed nearly 1,200 people, including 120 Americans.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, June 7, 1920, marking the city's centennial.

The Indianapolis Star front page, May 22, 1927.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, July 23, 1934, after Hoosier native and notorious outlaw was killed in Chicago.

Indianapolis Star front page from June 7, 1944

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, May 7, 1945.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, April 10, 1959, announcing that Hoosier Gus Grissom had been selected as one of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts.

1959 Indianapolis Star front page following the Indianapolis 500.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, Nov. 23, 1963, in the wake of President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas.

1966 Indianapolis Star front page following the Indianapolis 500.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, Jan. 28, 1967, announcing the death of Hoosier astronaut Gus Grissom and his colleagues Ed White and Roger Chaffee in a tragic fire during an Apollo 1 testing exercise.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, April 5, 1968, bearing the news of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Indianapolis Star front page from July 22, 1969.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, Aug. 9, 1974.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, May 6, 1975, celebrating the Star's first Pulitzer Prize win.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, March 30, 1976, following the IU men's basketball team's national championship win.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, Jan. 26, 1978.

1978 Indianapolis Star front page following the Indianapolis 500.

1980 Indianapolis Star front page following the Indianapolis 500.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, March 30, 1984.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star sports section, Feb. 24, 1985, following IU basketball coach Bob Knight's infamous chair-throwing incident.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, April 1, 1987, following the IU men's basketball team's national championship win.

1988 Indianapolis Star front page following the Indianapolis 500.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, April 10, 1991, celebrating the Star's second Pulitzer Prize win.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, May 8, 1995.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, Oct. 2, 1999, recording the final publication of the Indianapolis News.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, Jan. 1, 2000, as the world welcomed the new millennium and Hoosiers anxiously awaited the possibility of a Y2K tech meltdown.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, Jan. 2, 2000, showing all was well following Y2K scares.

Front page of IndyStar after IU coach Bobby Knight was fired.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, Sept. 12, 2001.

The front page of a special section celebrating IndyStar's 100th birthday, June 6, 2003.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, Feb. 5, 2007.

The front page of an Indianapolis Star special section commemorating the Indianapolis Colts' 2007 Super Bowl win, Feb. 5, 2007.

The front page of a special section of the Indianapolis Star, Feb. 5, 2012, commemorating Indy's status as host city for the 2012 Super Bowl.

The front page of the Indianapolis Star, March 7, 2012.

IndyStar March 31, 2015 front page

The Indianapolis Star's front page, Aug. 4, 2016.

2016 Indianapolis Star front page following the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.

The front page of The Indianapolis Star on Jan. 25, 2018

The Indianapolis Star's front page, May 31, 2021, after Helio Castroneves' historic fourth Indianapolis 500 win.