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Julien Dubuque becomes Iowa's first European settler.
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European Americans are allowed to settle in eastern Iowa.
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Iowa becomes the 29th state.
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Iowa makes a law requiring that all children would be given free education.
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The first railroad across the state was completed.
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Arabella Babb Mansfield becomes the nations first lawyer.
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May E. Francis becomes the first women elected to the statewide office.
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The Rural Electrification Program brings electricity to farms in Iowa
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Iowa makes English the states official language.
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A great flood washes out Iowa.
