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this is when glaciers withdrew form what is now the state of lowa
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the first known people to live in what is now lowa were nomads flowing game to hunt
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trees and grasses begin to grow along streams and rivers
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evidence of corps being grow in whats is now the state of lowa
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united states buys large area of land west of the Mississippi including what is now Iowa
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lowa becomes a part of the united states
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state capital of lowa moves from lowa city to des moines
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the frist railroad thought the state of lowas completed
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the rural free delivery act made it possible for Iowa farmers to send and receive mail daily
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automobiles become widely used in the state making transportation easier for many Iowan
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the Iowa farm bureau an organization to support farmers and farming in lowa was formed
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pioneers international first marketed hybrid seed corn which greatly increased yields per acre in lowa
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Iowa native Herbert Hoover was elected as President of the United
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Death of these five Iowa brothers was the greatest casualt disaster for one family in World War II.
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Iowan john Mott of Postville wins a Nobel prize for his work with the international YMCA
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the national framers organization was founded and helped iowa framers get fair prices for their commodities
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iowan morman borlaug wins a nobel prize for his work in agriculture
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the Iowan caucus begin and have a significant effect on choosing presidential candidates
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terry branstad becomes govornor of iowa the frist of five terms he has severd so far
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ted wait founds gateway computers in his grandmothers iowa farmhouse
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flooding in 1993 casued more than 2 billion dollars in damage
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iowa adopts a new state slogan fields of opportunity
