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10,000 BCE
Close of Glacial Age
This is when glaciers withdrew from what is now the state of Iowa -
9983 BCE
People Migrate To Iowa
The first known people to live in what is now Iowa were nomads following game to hunt -
1983 BCE
Climate in Iowa moderates
Trees and grasses begin to grow along streams and rivers -
200 BCE
Agriculture becomes important
Evidence of crops being planted in what is now the state of Iowa -
Louisiana Purchase
United States buys large areas of land west of the Mississippi, including what is now iowa -
Statehood
Iowa becomes part of the U.S. -
State Capitol moves
Moves from Iowa City to Des Moines -
Railroad in Iowa
The first railroad through Iowa is 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 transformation easier for iowans -
Farm Bureau formed
the iowa farm bureau and organization to support farmers and farming in iowa was formed -
Hybrid seed corn marketed
pioneer international first marketed hybrid seed corn which greatly increased corn yields per acre in iowa -
hoover becomes president
Iowa native Herbert Hoover was elected as president of the United States -
Five Sullivan brothers
death of these five iowa brothers was the greatest casually disaster for one family in WWII -
Mott wins Nobel prize
Iowan John Mott of Postville wins a 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 their commodities -
Norman Borlaug
Iowas Norman Borlaug wins a Nobel Prize for working in agriculture -
Iowa caucus
The Iowa caucuses begin and have a significant effect on choosing presidential canidates -
Terry Branstad
Terry Branstad becomes governor of Iowa, the first of 5 terms he has served so far -
Gateway Computers
Ted waitt founds Gateway Computers in his grandmothers Iowa farmhouse -
Flooding in Iowa
Flooding in 1993 caused more than 2 billion dollars in damage -
State Slogan
Iowa adopts a new state slogan, "Fields of opportunity"
