Weâll remember the uncertainty, the fear, the anger.
But thereâs a lot else that happened. A legend came back home. A tanker exploded on an interstate. Mystery seeds perplexed people across the state.
In this unforgettable year, here are some things that may have slipped your mind:
Knight returns to Assembly Hall
In a less eventful year, this would have been the largest story for many Hoosiers. Itâs big enough that we donât need to provide much context.
Legendary Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight returned to Assembly Hall on Feb. 8 for the first time since being fired in September 2000. He was honored in a halftime tribute, surrounded by some of his former players.
Wanted: An Honest Debate About the Death Penalty
If you re leaving out the murder victims in telling the story, you re not having a real conversation about the death penalty. Pictured: the death chamber at Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, as it appeared in 1997. (Photo: Bernd Obermann/Getty Images)
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Mike Dukakis was asked by CNN’s Bernard Shaw during the 1988 presidential debates whether he would support the death penalty if his wife, Kitty, had been raped and murdered.
The Massachusetts governor famously responded: “No, I don’t, Bernard, and I think you know that I’ve opposed the death penalty during all of my life. I don’t see any evidence that it’s a deterrent, and I think there are better and more effective ways to deal with violent crime.”
The Justice Department, under Attorney General Bill Barr, has killed 10 federal inmates since July
They plan to execute three more before Joe Biden s inauguration next month
Court documents obtained by ProPublica reveal how the Trump administration is rushing to execute the most federal prisoners since World War II
Among details included in court records are that private executioners have been paid in cash and drugs have been purchased from a secret pharmacy
One execution has gone ahead while an appeal was still pending and an inmate was left strapped to a gurney while lawyers tried to remove a court order
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