Iowa History Daily: October 3 - Birth of a Computing Pioneer
Iowa History Daily: On October 4, 1903, inventor of the digital computer John Vincent Atanasoff was born. Leader of an Iowa State...
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Iowa History Daily: October 4 - The Pope Comes to Iowa
Iowa History Daily: On October 4, 1979, Pope John Paul II visited Living History Farms in Des Moines. The 350,000 people from around the...
Iowa History Daily: October 3 - The Original Corn Palace
Iowa History Daily: On October 3, 1887, the first world’s first corn palace opened in Sioux City. Located in downtown Sioux City, the...
Iowa History Daily: October 3 - Baseball Hall of Famer
Iowa History Daily: On October 3, 1872, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Fred Clarke was born in Winterset. Clarke played leftfield...
Iowa History Daily: October 3 - The Marshall J. Show
Iowa History Daily: On October 3, 1954: Marshal J. (Alexander “Jay” Kotkis Jr.) first raced toward the camera on his trusty golden...
Iowa History Daily: October 2 - Ottumwa's Odenbaugh Gives All
Iowa History Daily: On October 2, 1926, Thomas Donald Odenbaugh was born. A veteran of World War II and the Korean War, Odenbaugh went...
Iowa History Daily: October 2 - Ottumwa
Iowa History Daily: On October 2, 1947, the last Navy airplane left the Ottumwa Naval Air Station following World War II. An important...
Iowa History Daily: October 1 - First Iowa-Iowa State Football Game
Iowa History Daily: On October 1, 1894, Iowa and Iowa State met for the first time on the gridiron. Over 550 spectators took in the first...
Iowa History Daily: October 1 - Duke Slater's Debut
Iowa History Daily: On October 1, 1922, University of Iowa football legend Duke Slater made his NFL debut for the Rock Island...
Iowa History Daily: September 30 - Iowans Enter the Civil War
Iowa History Daily: On two September 30s during the early 1860s eastern Iowans mustered to participate in the American Civil War. On...
Iowa History Daily: September 30 - Adler & the Lee Syndicate
Iowa History Daily: On September 30, 1872, Emanuel Philip Adler was born. President of Lee Syndicate newspapers, Adler stood in business,...
Iowa History Daily: September 29 - Gary Vermeer
Iowa History Daily: On September 29, 1918, Iowa inventor and agricultural innovator Gary Vermeer was born in Pella. A major contributor...
Iowa History Daily: September 29 - Iowa's First Auto Fatality
Iowa History Daily: On September 29, 1905, Fred Harriman skidded off a road near Hampton in Franklin County and into history as the first...
Iowa History Daily: September 28 - Camp Dodge Quarantine 1919
Iowa History Daily: On September 28, 1919, the Base Hospital of Camp Dodge near Des Moines went into quarantine due to the influenza...
Iowa History Daily: September 28 - Troy Davis Runs Far
Iowa History Daily: On September 28, 1996, Iowa State’s Troy Davis rushed for 378 yards against Missouri. The second highest total ever...
Iowa History Daily: September 27 - Randy Duncan
Iowa History Daily: On September 27, 2016, legendary Des Moines Roosevelt and University of Iowa Quarterback Randy Duncan passed away....
Iowa History Daily: September 27 - Dr. Max and Mombo
Iowa History Daily: On September 27, 1981, Dr. Max and Mombo signed off Iowa airwaves for the final time. The iconic children’s...
Iowa History Daily: September 26 -
Iowa History Daily: On September 26, 1866, Henry Scholte Nollen, a critical early leader of Iowa’s insurance industry was born in Pella....
Iowa History Daily: September 26 - The Boss Rocks Hancher
Iowa History Daily: On September 26, 1975, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band arrived in Iowa City on their “Born to Run” tour. On...
Iowa History Daily: September 25 - Death of Antoine LeClaire
Iowa History Daily: On September 25 1861, interpreter, author and diplomat Antoine LeClaire died. A key figure in the negotiation of...
Iowa History Daily: September 25 - Hall of Famer Red Faber
Iowa History Daily: On September 25, 1976, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Urban Clearance “Red” Faber of Cascade, Iowa, died. A star...
Iowa History Daily: September 24 - Pella, Viewed to Be the Best
Iowa History Daily: On September 24, 1891, Pella Corporation co-founder Peter (Pete) Kuyper was born. After investing in a small company,...
Iowa History Daily: September 24 - First Clay County Fair
Iowa History Daily: On September 24, 1918, the first ever Clay County Fair opened in Spencer. The largest agricultural exposition in...
Iowa History Daily: September 23 - Birth of Ricky Davis
Iowa History Daily: On September 23, 1979, legendary Iowa basketball player Ricky Davis was born. Davis starred at Davenport North and...
Iowa History Daily: September 23 - Loren Shriver Reaches for the Stars
Iowa History Daily: On September 23, 1944, Astronaut Loren J. Shriver was born in Jefferson. A native of Paton in Greene County, went on...
Iowa History Daily: September 23 - Renaming Iowa Stadium
Iowa History Daily: On September 23, 1972, the University of Iowa officially renamed the home of Hawkeye football from Iowa Stadium to...
Iowa History Daily: September 22 - Dubuque Deals for Mines
Iowa History Daily: On September 22, 1788, Julien Dubuque signed an agreement with the Meskwaki to mine led on lands along the...
Iowa History Daily: September 22 - Happy Birthday Des Moines!
Iowa History Daily: On September 22, 1851, the City of Des Moines was initially incorporated as Fort Des Moines. Iowa’s capital city...
Iowa History Daily: September 21 - Cedar County Cow War
Iowa History Daily: On September 21, 1931, Iowa’s Cow War reached a climax as farmers and police officers skirmished at a Cedar County...
Iowa History Daily: September 20 -
Iowa History Daily: On September 20, 1984, American industrialist and engineer Claude Maxwell Stanley, originally from Corning, Iowa,...
Iowa History Daily: September 20 - Opening of Jack Trice Stadium
Iowa History Daily: On September 20, 1975, the Iowa State Cyclones beat Air Force in front of a sell-out crowd in the first game at Jack...
Iowa History Daily: September 19 - An Iowa Civil War Story
Iowa History Daily: On September 19, 1864, Alfred B. Cree of Iowa City was wounded while serving as a Captain with the 22nd Iowa Infantry...
Iowa History Daily: September 19 - Never too Late to Dream
Iowa History Daily: On September 19, 1862, Adeline De Walt (Reynolds) was born on a farm in rural Benton County near Vinton. Although she...
Iowa History Daily: September 18 - Chiropractic Gets Crackin'
Iowa History Daily: On September 18, 1895, Daniel David Palmer of Davenport conducted the first chiropractic adjustment. An avid...
Iowa History Daily: September 18 - Truman at National Pl
Iowa History Daily: On September 18, 1948, President Harry Truman gave a speech praising Iowa’s farmers at the National Plowing Matches...
Iowa History Daily: September 17 - Dedication of Lake Darling
Iowa History Daily: On September 17, 1950, the Iowa Conservation Commission officially dedicated Lake Darling State Park. Named for...
Iowa History Daily: September 17 - First Cy-Hawk Trophy Game
Iowa History Daily: On September 17, 1977, a crowd of 59,725 watched as Governor Robert Ray presented the inaugural Cy-Hawk Trophy to the...
Iowa History Daily: September 16 - Ottumwa's Coal Palace
Iowa History Daily: On September 16, 1890, thousands gathered in Ottumwa’s Sunken Park alongside the Des Moines River for the grand...
Iowa History Daily: September 16 - Robert Schuller & "The Hour of Power"
Iowa History Daily: On September 16, 1926, American Christian televangelist, pastor, motivational speaker, and author Robert Schuller was...
Iowa History Daily: September 15 - Forest City Flax Palace
Iowa History Daily: On September 15, 1893, local citizens in Forest City completed work on the Forest City Flax Palace. The 158’ x 138’...
Iowa History Daily: September 15 - Pop Warner Bets Big
Iowa History Daily: On September 15, 1895, legendary football coach Pop Warner put himself into a game while coaching Iowa State....
Iowa History Daily: September 14 - Roberts Raises the Flag
Iowa History Daily: On September 14, 1847, 1st Lieutenant Benjamin Stone Roberts of Fort Madison captured the Mexican flag flying over...
Iowa History Daily: September 14 - Birth of Casey's Breakfast Pizza
Iowa History Daily: On September 14, 2001, Iowa-based Casey’s General Store first debuted breakfast pizza. The unofficial breakfast of...
Iowa History Daily: September 13 - Birth of Thunderfingers
Iowa History Daily: On September 13, 1949, future bassist Craig “Thunderfingers” MacGregor of the rock band Foghat was born in Sioux...
Iowa History Daily: September 12 - The Wieting Theater Debuts
Iowa History Daily: On September 12, 1912, the curtain went up for the first time at Toledo’s Wieting Theater. An exceptional Iowa...
Iowa History Daily: September 12 - Susan Clark and School Desegregation
Iowa History Daily: On September 12, 1867, the principal of Grammar School No. 2, turned away Susan Clark, leading to a district court...
Iowa History Daily: September 11 - An Ag College for Iowa
Iowa History Daily: On September 11, 1862, the Iowa Legislature accepted the provisions of the Morrill Act to create the Iowa...
Iowa History Daily: September 11 - Iowans on 9/11
Iowa History Daily: On September 11, 2001, at least eight Iowans died during the combined al Qaeda attacks on the United States. Iowans...
Iowa History Daily: September 10 - Iowa's Olympic Archer
Iowa History Daily: On September 10, 1972, Iowan Doreen Wilber captured the gold medal at the Munich Summer Olympics in archery. The...
Iowa History Daily: September 10 - Wright's Park Inn of Mason City
Iowa History Daily: On September 10, 1910, guests arrived at a gala to celebrate the newly opened Park Inn Hotel of Mason City. Designed...
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