1. In 1820, Indiana became the site of a national controversy when Congress debated whether to allow slavery in the new state. Ultimately, Indiana entered the Union as a free state.

2. On March 14, 1903, the Indiana State Capitol building was completed after six years of construction. The building, designed in the neoclassical style, features a central dome and two wings housing the Indiana General Assembly and various state government offices.

3. The first high-speed, long-distance automobile race in the United States was held in Indianapolis on March 14, 1909. The winner, French driver Louis Chevrolet, set a new speed record of 68.75 miles per hour.

4. On March 14, 1968, Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight was ejected from a game against Purdue for throwing a chair onto the court in protest of a call. The incident became one of the most infamous in sports history and contributed to Knight's reputation as a volatile coach.

5. In 2016, Indiana made national headlines when it passed a controversial "religious freedom" law that many criticized as discriminatory against the LGBTQ+ community. The law sparked widespread protests and boycotts before it was eventually revised to address some of the concerns.