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Flood Washes I-Cubs Attendance: Iowa Time Machine June 14, 2008
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 14, 2008, the Iowa Cubs hosted the Nashville Sounds at Principal Park in downtown Des Moines in front of a...


Cheryl Browne Wins Miss Iowa: Iowa Time Machine June 14, 1970
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 14, 1970, Cheryl Browne won the title of Miss Iowa. Moving on to the Miss America pageant, Browne gained...


Iowa's Rain Record: Iowa Time Machine June 14, 1988
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 14, 1988, the city of Atlantic in Cass County recorded the official 24-hour record for precipitation when...


Luther-Jordan Tornado: Iowa Time Machine June 13, 1976
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 13, 1976, one of the largest tornadoes in Iowa history formed near Luther before moving north-by-northeast...


Cyclone Legend Chris Taylor: Iowa Time Machine June 13, 1950
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 13, 1950, legendary Iowa State University heavyweight wrestler Chris Taylor was born. Taylor, a...


Mary Ingalls Graduates in Vinton: Iowa Time Machine June 12, 1889
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 12, 1889, Mary Ingalls graduated from the Vinton School for the Blind. Sister to the far-famed Laura Ingalls...


Hawkeye Legend Dallas Clark: Iowa Time Machine June 12, 1979
Iowa Time Machine ⏰:On June 12, 1979, Dallas Clark was born. A standout performer for Twin River Valley High School and the Iowa...


Marshalltown's Fort Robinson: Iowa Time Machine June 11, 1850
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 11, 1850, settlers near Marshalltown started construction on Fort Robinson after burning down a nearby...


Hawkeye AD Bump Elliott: Iowa Time Machine June 11, 1970
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 11, 1970, the University of Iowa hired Bump Elliott as athletic director. Under Elliott, the Hawkeyes won 11...


Iowa Hoops Great Ronnie Lester: Iowa Time Machine June 10, 1980
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 10, 1980, the Portland Trailblazers selected all-time Hawkeye Great Ronnie Lester with the 10th overall pick...


Villisca Ax Murders: Iowa Time Machine June 10, 1912
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: As the wee hours of June 9, 1912, moved toward June 10, someone murdered six members of the Moore family, as well as...


The Floppy Show: Iowa Time machine June 9, 1957
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 9, 1957, Duane Ellett and Floppy first appeared on the popular WHO-TV Des Moines program “The Floppy Show.”...


Iowan Invents Rice Krispy Treats: Iowa Time Machine June 9, 1996
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 9, 1996, the inventor of Rice Krispies Treats, Mildred Day, passed away. A graduate of Iowa State, Day...


Floods of 2008: Iowa Time Machine June 8, 2008
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 8, 2008, waters rose throughout Iowa as a major flood enveloped eastern Iowa. Cedar Rapids and Iowa City...


The Infamous Barber Brothers: Iowa Time Machine June 8, 1883
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 8, 1883, a lynch mob killed Ike and Bill Barber after pulling the brothers from a Waverly jail cell where...


Phebe Sudlow: Iowa Time Machine June 8, 1922
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 8, 1922, women’s rights activist and education pioneer Phebe W. Sudlow passed away. Sudlow was the first...


Kearny's Dragoons March from Montrose: Iowa Time Machine June 7, 1835
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 7, 1835, the 1st United States Dragoon took up a line of march through the Des Moines River Valley under the...


Mormon Handcart Expeditions: Iowa Time Machine June 7, 1856
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 7, 1856, the first of ten companies of Mormon pioneers prepared to push handcarts out of Iowa City....


The Fall of Tommy Carroll: Iowa Time Machine June 7, 1934
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 7, 1934, notorious Chicago gangster Tommy Carroll was shot and captured by law enforcement in Waterloo. The...


Flood of 1947: Iowa Time Machine June 6, 1947
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 6, 1947, torrents of floodwater cascaded down the Des Moines River to threaten the area surrounding Ottumwa....


Val Air Ballroom: Iowa Time Machine June 6, 1939
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 6, 1939, the Val Air Ballroom officially opened in West Des Moines. Home to many closely held memories of...


Iowans at D-Day: Iowa Time Machine June 6, 1944
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 6, 1944, hundreds of Iowans participated in the D-Day invasion of France. In the air as paratroopers, on the...


Iowa Actor Ron Livingston: Iowa Time Machine June 5, 1967
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 5, 1967, actor Ron Livingston was born in Cedar Rapids. Best known for his role as Peter Gibbons in the 1999...


Fenelon Place Elevator: Iowa Time Machine June 5, 1882
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 5, 1882, the City of Dubuque granted J.K. Graves a franchise to build the Fenelon Place Elevator (Fourth...


Hawkeye Hooper Matt Bullard: Iowa Time Machine June 5, 1967
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 5, 1967, West Des Moines Valley and Iowa Hawkeye basketball standout Matt Bullard was born. A dominant big...


Anamosa State Pen: Iowa Time Machine June 4, 1872
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 4, 1872, the eastern Iowa city of Anamosa received confirmation of selection as the new state prison site....


The Roland Rocket: Iowa Time Machine June 4, 1935
On June 4, 1935, Gary “The Roland Rocket” Thompson was born. A legendary scorer who once held the Iowa high school and Iowa State total...


Clarence Chamberlain Flies the Atlantic: Iowa Time Machine June 4, 1927
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 4, 1927, Denison’s Clarence Chamberlain flew non-stop from New York City to Germany to smash the world...


Des Moines Bike Marathon: Iowa Time Machine June 4, 1972
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 4, 1972, Des Moines got rolling with the city’s first bike marathon. The Iowa State Fairgrounds buzzed with...


Jesse James Robs Corydon: Iowa Time Machine June 3, 1871
Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On June 3, 1871, infamous American outlaw Jesse James and three other members of the James-Younger gang stole...
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