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The National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo ranked Indianapolis the "most affordable" major housing market in the U.S. for the fourth quarter of 2006.
Elvis Presley's last public performance was held in the now demolished Market Square Arena on June 26, 1977.
Both United States Navy ships named USS Indianapolis were named for this city.
Indianapolis is the international headquarters of the pharmaceutical corporation Eli Lilly and Company, health insurance provider Wellpoint, insurance company American United Life, ATA Airlines, and real estate companies Simon Property Group, Hunt Construction Group, and Duke Realty Corp. The U.S. headquarters of Roche Diagnostics, Thomson SA, Conseco, Interactive Intelligence, First Internet Bank of Indiana, and Dow AgroSciences are also located in Indianapolis. Other major Indianapolis area employers include Clarian Health, Sallie Mae, Cook Group, Rolls Royce, and General Motors.
Indianapolis has been the headquarters of the Kiwanis International organization since 1982. The organization and its youth-sponsored Kiwanis Family counterparts, Circle K International and Key Club International, administer all their international business and service initiatives from Indianapolis.
The American Legion, a veterans service organization, has its national headquarters in Indianapolis.
ISNA [the Islamic Society of North America], which describes itself as the largest Muslim-American organization in North America, is headquartered in Plainfield, a suburb to the southwest of Indianapolis.
Indianapolis' Union Station, one of the busiest rail depots in its time, employed a young Thomas Edison as a telegraph operator.
Indianapolis is the second most populous capital city in the United States (including Washington, DC), after Phoenix, Arizona.
Indianapolis contains the national headquarters for at least 26 fraternities and sororities. Many are congregated in the College Park area surrounding The Pyramids.
Indianapolis is the headquarters for the only international Jewish fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi).
Indianapolis is home to BOA, Bands of America, a nationwide organization of high school marching, concert, and jazz bands, and hosts several BOA events annually.
Indianapolis is now also the international headquarters of Drum Corps International, a professional drum and bugle corps association, and beginning in 2008 will host the DCI World Championships in the new Lucas Oil Stadium.
Indianapolis has the second most (behind Washington D.C.) monuments inside city limits.
Indianapolis is home to the worlds largest children's museum, followed by Chicago.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
