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29th State
Iowa becomes the 29th state in the U.S.. -
First Railroad
The first railroad was stretched across Iowa in 1854. -
Free Education
Iowa enacts a law requiring that all children be given a free education. -
European settlers
At this time Eurpean settlers are allowed to settle in what is now Iowa. -
May E. Francis
May Francis became the first woman elected to statewide office in Iowa. -
Norman Borlaug
Iowan Norman Borlaug wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to combat world hunger. -
Iowa farms in 1980
Many Iowa farms are failing. It was a hard time for all the famers that could not pay their loans and had to go out of businuess. -
Iowa and English
In 2002 Iowa makes English the official lanuage. -
Iowa Flood 2008
A great flood devastates Iowa. The damage was so bad it cost at least 64 billon dollars to repair all the damage.
