Bump Elliott: Iowa Time Machine December 7, 2019
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 7, 2019, legendary Iowa football athletic director Bump Elliott passed away. Under Elliott, the Hawkeyes...
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Iowans at Pearl Harbor: Iowa Time Machine December 7, 1941
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 7, 1941, 2,390 American armed services personnel died in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Of Iowans...
Central Football Claims Title: Iowa Time Machine December 7, 1974
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 7, 1974, the Central College football team captured the NCAA Division III National Championship. Led by...
Jan Jensen: Iowa Time Machine December 6, 1968
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 6, 1968, Elkhorn-Kimballton 6-on-6 and Drake University basketball star Jan Jensen was born. In...
Fred Duesenberg: Iowa Time Machine December 6, 1876
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 6, 1876, the elder of Iowa’s automotive innovating Duesenberg brothers was born. Friedrich (Fred), with...
Shannon Kite Scores 107: Iowa Time Machine December 5, 1988
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 5, 1988, Shannon Kite scored an eye-popping 107 pts. as the Elk Horn-Kimballton Lady Danes beat...
Aviation Innovator Glenn Martin: Iowa Time Machine December 5, 1955
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 5, 1955, early American aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin, originally of Macksburg, passed away. Martin...
Dutch Volleyball Domination: Iowa Time Machine December 5, 1998
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 5, 1999, the Central College volleyball team returned to Pella after completing a perfect 41-0 season to...
Kinnick Wins Heisman: Iowa Time Machine December 5, 1939
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 5, 1939, Adel Iowa’s favorite son, Nile Kinnick, hoisted the Heisman Trophy as an Iowa Hawkeye. An...
Yo-Ho Tools: Iowa Time Machine December 4, 1941
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 4, 1941, Yeoman & Company (Yo-Ho) Tools announced an expansion and change in ownership. Known for...
John H. Morell: Iowa Time Machine December 4, 1921
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 4, 1921, John H. Morrell, President of Morell and Company meatpacking of Ottumwa died. A major...
Entertainer Lillian Russell: Iowa Time Machine Decemeber 4, 1861
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 4, 1861, singer and actress Lillian Russell was born in Clinton. Russell stood out as one of the most...
Wall Lake's Andy Williams: Iowa Time Machine December 3, 1927
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 3, 1927, multi-platinum recording artist and Emmy-winning television host Andy Williams was born in Wall...
UNI Volleyball to Sweet 16: Iowa Time Machine December 3, 1999
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 3, 1999, the University of Northern Iowa Panthers volleyball team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the...
Dr. Tom Davis: Iowa Time Machine December 3, 1938
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 3, 1938, legendary Hawkeye men’s basketball coach Dr. Tom Davis was born. The once all-time winningest...
Iowa State's Armory: Iowa Time Machine December 2, 1946
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 2, 1946, Iowa State men’s basketball played the school’s first game at the Armory. The pre-Hilton home...
Charles Edward Ringling: Iowa Time Machine December 2, 1863
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 2, 1863, Charles Edward Ringling of the world-famous Ringling Brothers Circus was born in McGregor. With...
Hawks Hire Ferentz: Iowa Time Machine December 2, 1998
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 2, 1998, the University of Iowa hired Kirk Ferentz as the 25th head coach of the Hawkeyes. A veteran of...
Hawkeye Great Erv Prasse: Iowa Time Machine December 1, 1917
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 1, 1917, Hawkeye football, basketball, and baseball great Erwin Theodore “Evr” Prasse was born. A...
Hawkeye QB Randy Duncan: Iowa Time Machine December 1, 1958
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 1, 1958, legendary Des Moines Roosevelt and University of Iowa Quarterback Randy Duncan arrived back in...
Bluegrass Road: Iowa Time Machine December 1, 1917
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 1, 1917, the Iowa Highway Commission officially approved the “Blue Grass Road.” A 300-mile route...
Head Hawk Lute Olson: Iowa Time Machine November 30,
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 30, 1974, Lute Olson made his debut as head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball program with a...
Twin Galaxies: Iowa Time Machine November 30, 1982
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 30, 1982, Ottumwa officially claimed the title of “Video Game Capital of the World.” Building off the...
Hawkeye Jess Settles: Iowa Time Machine November 30, 1993
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 30, 1993, Jess Settles debuted for the Iowa Hawkeyes in a 90-86 win over Drake. Iowa's Mr. Basketball in...
The Death of Cary Grant: Iowa Time Machine November 29, 1986
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 29, 1986, English-American actor Cary Grant died in Davenport. After rehearsals at the Adler Theater,...
Marcellus Crocker: Iowa Time Machine November 29, 1862
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 29, 1862, Marcellus Crocker of Des Moines was promoted to Brigadier General in the Union Army. Far-famed...
Improved BunaB No. 7: Iowa Time Machine November 29, 1954
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 29, 1954, the first advertisement for the “Improved BunaB No. 7” by Orville K. Snav and Associates ran...
Vern Den Herder: Iowa Time Machine November 28, 1948
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 28, 1948, Vern Den Herder was born in Le Mars. A standout basketball and football player at Sioux Center...
George Washington Clarke: Iowa Time Machine November 28, 1936
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 28, 1936, George Washington Clarke, Iowa’s 21st governor, died. Leaving behind a legacy of building...
Gateway's Mike Hammond: Iowa Time Machine November 28, 1961
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 28, 1961, co-founder of Gateway Computers Mike Hammond was born. The company shipped products in...
Hawks Fly High: Iowa Time Machine November 27, 2015
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 27, 2015, the Iowa Hawkeyes completed a perfect regular season by moving to 12-0 with a 28-20 win over...
Norman Baker: Iowa Time Machine November 27, 1882
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 27, 1882, one of Iowa’s greatest grifters, Norman Baker, was born in Muscatine. A noted ‘cancer quack’...
Thanksgiving Blizzard: Iowa Time Machine November 27, 1983
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 27, 1983, back-to-back icy blizzards wrapped up after wreaking havoc on Thanksgiving travel plans for...
Mary Edwards Walker: Iowa Time Machine November 26, 1832
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 26, 1832, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was born. The first and only female recipient of the Medal of Honor...
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood: Iowa Time Machine November 26, 1913
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 26, 1913, a statue of Samuel Jordan Kirkwood was unveiled for the National Statuary Hall Collection at...
Iowa State XC Plane Crash: Iowa Time Machine November 25, 1985
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 25, 1985, a plane crash claimed the lives of three Iowa State cross-country runners, two coaches, and a...
Morrell Meat Packing: Iowa Time Machine November 25, 1847
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 25, 1847, President of Morrell Meat Packing Thomas Dove Foster was born. An influential business and...
Gregory L. Tull: Iowa Time Machine November 25, 2005
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 25, 2005, 20-year-old Army Sergeant Gregory L. Tull of Pocahontas died in Anbar Province, Iraq, when an...
Keokuk Armory Explosion: Iowa Time Machine November 24, 1965
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 24, 1965, a natural gas explosion at the Keokuk Armory building killed 21 while injuring many more...
Rath Packing Company: Iowa Time Machine November 24, 1891
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 24, 1891, the Rath Packing Company of Waterloo first opened for business. For almost 100 years, the...
Dan McCarney: Iowa Time Machine November 23, 1994
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 23, 1994, Dan McCarney was announced as the new head coach at Iowa State University. A standout lineman...
Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher: Iowa Time Machine November 23, 1855
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 23, 1855, a future United States Navy Admiral named Frank Friday Fletcher was born in Oskaloosa. Awarded...
Uncle Dick's Funhouse: Iowa Time Machine November 23, 1953
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 2, 1953, “Uncle Dick’s Funhouse” debuted on KVFD-Fort Dodge. A popular program with children throughout...
Luther XC Claims Title: Iowa Time Machine November 23, 1985
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 23, 1985, the Luther College men’s cross country team claimed the NCAA Division III national...
Big Cat Patrol: Iowa Time Machine November 22, 1974
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 22, 1974, Brucie the Tiger from the Des Moines Zoo appeared on Captain Kangaroo. The tiger gained...
Heery Woods: Iowa Time Machine November 22, 1850
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 22, 1850, John Heery showed up in Dubuque to file a claim on a stretch of woods along the Shellrock...
The Great Seal of Iowa: Iowa Time Machine November 22, 1838
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 22, 1838, the Council of the First Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa requested the Secretary...
Hawkeye Aubrey Devine: Iowa Time Machine November 21, 1897
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 21, 1897, Hawkeye football legend Aubrey Devine was born in Des Moines. One of the...
Bill Beardsley: Iowa Time Machine November 21, 1954
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 21, 1954, Iowa’s 31st Governor Bill Beardsley, died in a car accident on Iowa 60 near Des Moines. Iowa’s...
JFK Visits Kinnick: Iowa Time Machine November 21, 1959
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On November 21, 1959, presidential hopeful John F. Kennedy campaigned his way through Iowa, making a stop at the...
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