MLK Day: Remembering His First Visit to Iowa
His first visit to the Hawkeye State and Black Hawk County came in 1959.
Iowa history
How The Hell Did Native Iowans Stay Warm in This Weather?
It's too damn cold, and we have modern conveniences. I can't imagine how people hundreds of years ago survived Iowa winters.
Why the Los Angeles Lakers Paid for This Iowa Basketball Court
If not for what happened in Iowa one night many years ago, there may not be a Lakers franchise today.
Holiday Hate: Iowa’s 1987, Small-Town Christmas Killings
During a family gathering on the night of December 30, 1987, a man entered the home and opened fire on his parents, sister, niece, and nephews.
Iowa’s Only Highway Tunnel Has Been Around More Than 160 Years
It was dug in the late 1850s by a man and his sons.
Mormons Believe There’s a Lost, Ancient City in Iowa — I’m Not Joking
According to the Book of Mormon and the Church of Latter Day Saints, there may have been a lost city in what is now a tiny town in southeast Iowa.
History: When Was Iowa’s First Official Thanksgiving?
The first thanksgiving is believed to have taken place in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. When did Iowa start the holiday?
When Babe Ruth and Other Baseball Legends Hung Out in Iowa
Given the lack of radio and television technology, barnstorming tours gave smaller towns across the country an opportunity to see and meet some of their baseball heroes.
America’s First Mosque was Erected in Iowa and I’m Confused
It was the first of its kind in North America. Not only that, the congregation broke down barrier after barrier for Muslims nationwide.
Veterans Day: How Iowa Contributed to the World War II Effort
Following the draft, 262,638 men and women from Iowa were selected and served in a branch of the military, and the Hawkeye state contributed in every way it could.