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This is when glaciaers withdrew from what is now the state of Iowa.
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The first known people to live in what is now Iowa nomads following game to hunt.
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Trees and grasses began to grow alond streams and rivers.
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Evidence of crops being grown in whats nowthe state of Iowa.
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United states buys large area of land west of the mississippi including what is now Iowa.
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Iowa beomes a part of the United States.
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State capital of Iowa moves from Iowa city to Des Moines
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The first railroad through the state of iowa is complete.
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The rural free Delivery Act made it possible for Iowa farmers to send and recieve mail daily.
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Automobiles became widly used in the state making transpertation easier for Iowans
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The Iowa Bureau, an orgonization to support farmers and farming in Iowa was formed.
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Pioneer International first marketed hybrid seed corn which greatly increases corn yeilds per acer in Iowa
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Iowa native Herdert Hoover was elected as president of the united states
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Death for these five Sullivan brothers was the greatest casuall disaster for one family in world war ll
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Iowan John Mott of Postivill wins a nobel prize for his work with the international YMCA
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The National Farmers Orgonization was founded and help Iowa farmers get fair prices for their commodities.
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Iowan Norman Borlaug wins a Nobel Prize for his work in agriculture.
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the iowa caucases begin and have a signifcant effect on choosing presidential canidates.
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Terry Branstad becomes governer of Iowa, the first of five termes he has served so far.
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Ted waitt founds Gateway computers in his grandmothers Iowa farmhouse
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Flooding in the 1993 caused more than 2 billion dollors in damage.
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Iowa adops a new state slogan " feilds of opretunity."
