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This is when glaciers withdrew from what is now the state of iowa
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the first known people to live in what is now Iowa were nomads following game and hunting
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trees and grasses begin to grow along streams and rivers
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evidence of crops being grown in what is now the 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 becomes a part of the united states.
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State capital of Iowa moves from Iowa city to des Moises Iowa.
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the first railroad through the states of Iowa is 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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Automotive became popular and more and more people got cars.
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The Iowan Farm Bureau an organization to support farmers and farming in iowa was formed
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Pioneer International first marketed hybrid seed corn which greatly increased corn yields per acre in Iowa
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Iowan native Herbert hoover was elected as President of the United States.
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Death of theses five Iowan brothers was the greatest casualty disaster for one family in World War ll
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Iowan john Mott of postville wins a noble prize for his work with the International YMCA
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The National farmers organization was founded and helped Iowan 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 caucuses begin and have a significant effect on choosing president candidates.
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Terry Brands tad becomes governor of Iowa the first or five he has served so far.
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Ted watt found Gateway computer in his grandmother's farmhouse.
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Flooding caused more than 1 Billion Dollars in Damage.
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Iowa adopts a new state slogan Fields of Opportunity
