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10,000 BCE
close of glacial age
this is when glaciers withdrew form what is now the state of lowa -
9983 BCE
people migrate to lowa
the first known people to live in what is now lowa were nomads flowing game to hunt -
1983 BCE
climate in lowa moderates
trees and grasses begin to grow along streams and rivers -
200 BCE
agriculture becomes important
evidence of corps being grow in whats is now the state of lowa -
Louisiana purchase
united states buys large area of land west of the Mississippi including what is now Iowa -
statehood
lowa becomes a part of the united states -
state capital moves
state capital of lowa moves from lowa city to des moines -
railroad in lowa
the frist railroad thought the state of lowas completed -
free rural mail in iowa
the rural free delivery act made it possible for Iowa farmers to send and receive mail daily -
automobiles in Iowa
automobiles become widely used in the state making transportation easier for many Iowan -
farm bureau formed
the Iowa farm bureau an organization to support farmers and farming in lowa was formed -
hybrid seed corn marketed
pioneers international first marketed hybrid seed corn which greatly increased yields per acre in lowa -
Hoover becomes president
Iowa native Herbert Hoover was elected as President of the United -
Five Sullivan Brothers
Death of these five Iowa brothers was the greatest casualt disaster for one family in World War II. -
mott wins nobel prize
Iowan john Mott of Postville wins a Nobel prize for his work with the international YMCA -
NFO founded
the national framers organization was founded and helped iowa framers get fair prices for their commodities -
norman borlaug
iowan morman borlaug wins a nobel prize for his work in agriculture -
iowa caucus
the Iowan caucus begin and have a significant effect on choosing presidential candidates -
terry branstad
terry branstad becomes govornor of iowa the frist of five terms he has severd so far -
gateway computers
ted wait founds gateway computers in his grandmothers iowa farmhouse -
flooding in iowa
flooding in 1993 casued more than 2 billion dollars in damage -
state slogan
iowa adopts a new state slogan fields of opportunity
