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10,000 BCE
Close of Glacial Age
this is when glaciers withdrew from what is now the state of iowa -
1983 BCE
Climate in Iowa Moderates
trees and grasses began to grow along streams and rivers -
1983 BCE
climate in iowa moderates
trees and grasses began to grow along streams and rivers -
200 BCE
agraculture becomes important
evedince of crops being grown in what is now the state of iowa -
Louisiana purchase
untitled states buys large area of land west of the mississippi, including what is now iowa -
statehood
iowa becomes a part of the united states -
state capital moves
state capital of iowa moves from iowa city tpo des moines -
railroad in iowa
the first railroad in iowa is complete -
free rural mail in iowa
the rural free act made it so that farmers could send mail and receive mail daily -
auto mobiles in iowa
auto mobiles became widely used in the state making transportation easier for many iowans -
farming bureau formed
the Iowa farm bureau an organization to support farmers and farming in Iowa was formed -
hybrid seed corn marketed
pioneer international first marketed hybrid seed corn witch increased corn yields per acre in iowa -
hoover becomes president
Iowa native Herbert hoover was elected as president of the u.s -
five sullivan brothers
death of these five Iowan brothers was the greatest casualty disaster for one family in world war 2 -
mott wins nobel prize
Iowan john Mott of postville wins Nobel prize for his work with the international YMCA -
NFO founded
the national farmers organization was founded and helped iowa farmers get fair prices for there comitties -
Norman Borlaug
Iowan Norman Borlaug wins Nobel Prize for his work in agriculture -
Iowa caucus
the Iowa caucuses begin and have a significant effect on choosing presidential candidates -
Terry Branstad
Terry Branstad becomes governor of Iowa, the first of five terms he has served so far. -
Gateway Computers
Ted Waitt founds Gateway Computers in his grandmother's Iowa farmhouse. -
flooding in iowa
flooding in 1993 caused more than 2 billion dollars in damage -
State slogan
iowa adopts a new slogan."Fields of opportunity."
