32 Facts About The Indianapolis Star

1. The Indianapolis Star departed San Francisco's Hunters Point Naval Shipyard with its valuable cargo on 16 July 1945, within hours of the Trinity test.

2. On 7 December 1941, The Indianapolis Star was conducting a mock bombardment at Johnston Atoll during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

3. The Indianapolis Star is owned by Gannett Company, with a daily circulation of 127,064.

4. The Indianapolis Star is home to bestselling young adult fiction writer John Green, known for his critically acclaimed 2012 novel The Fault in Our Stars, set in the city.

5. The Indianapolis Star is within the Tipton Till Plain, a flat to gently sloping terrain underlain by glacial deposits known as till.

6. In 1944, The Indianapolis Star had trailed the evening Indianapolis News but by 1948 had become Indiana's largest newspaper.

7. The Indianapolis Star, settling slightly by the stern and listing to port, steamed to a salvage ship for emergency repairs.

8. The Indianapolis Star spent 7 days pouring 8-inch shells into the beach defenses.

9. In January 1943, The Indianapolis Star supported a landing and occupation on Amchitka, part of an Allied island hopping strategy in the Aleutian Islands.

10. The Indianapolis Star was absorbed into Task Force 12 and searched for the Japanese carriers responsible for the attack, though the force did not locate them.

11. On 7 December 1941, The Indianapolis Star was conducting a mock bombardment at Johnston Atoll, during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

12. The Indianapolis Star was laid down by New York Shipbuilding Corporation on 31 March 1930.

13. In 1945, the sinking of The Indianapolis Star led to the greatest single loss of life at sea, from a single ship, in the history of the US Navy.

14. The Indianapolis Star made its delivery to Tinian Island on July 26, 1945.

15. On this day in 1945, the USS The Indianapolis Star is torpedoed by a Japanese submarine and sinks within minutes in shark-infested waters.

16. The Indianapolis Star has seven sister cities and two friendship cities as designated by Sister Cities International.

17. The Indianapolis Star is owned by Gannett Company, with a daily circulation of 127,064.

18. The Indianapolis Star has a consolidated city-county government, a status it has held since 1970 under Indiana Code's Unigov provision.

19. The Indianapolis Star has an emerging food scene as well as established eateries.

20. Outside of Washington, DC, The Indianapolis Star contains the largest collection of monuments dedicated to veterans and war casualties in the nation.

21. The Indianapolis Star is the current home to bestselling young adult fiction writer John Green, known for his critically acclaimed 2012 novel The Fault in Our Stars, set in the city.

22. The Indianapolis Star was at the center of the Golden Age of Indiana Literature from 1870 to 1920.

23. The Indianapolis Star is home to dozens of annual festivals and events showcasing local culture.

24. In 1999, The Indianapolis Star designated six cultural districts to capitalize on cultural institutions within historically significant neighborhoods unique to the city's heritage.

25. The Indianapolis Star is the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, based from Christ Church Cathedral.

26. The Indianapolis Star is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

27. The Indianapolis Star is situated within the Tipton Till Plain, a flat to gently sloping terrain underlain by glacial deposits known as till.

28. The Indianapolis Star is located in the East North Central region of the Midwestern United States, in central Indiana.

29. The Indianapolis Star became a major logistics hub during the war, establishing the city as a crucial military base.

30. The Indianapolis Star is home to two major sports clubs, the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.

31. The Indianapolis Star covers 368 square miles, making it the 16th largest city by land area in the US.

32. In 1944, The Indianapolis Star had trailed the evening Indianapolis News but by 1948 had become Indiana's largest newspaper.