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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 we nomads flowing game hunt -
1983 BCE
climate in iowa moderates
trees and grasses begain to ghrow along strams and rivers -
200 BCE
agriculture becomes important
evedance of crops being grown in what is now called iowa -
louisiana purchase
united states buys large area of land west of the Mississippi including what is now know as iowa -
statehood
iowa becomes part of the united states. -
state captal moves
state captal of iowa moves from iowa city to des moins -
railroad in iowa
the first railroad through the state of iowa -
free rural mail in iowa
the rural free dilivery act made it possibal for iowa farmers to send and recive mail daily -
automibles in iowa
cars become widely usedin the state makeing trans port eaiser for many people in iowa -
farm beureau formed
the iowa farm beureau an orginization to support farmers and farming in iowa was formed -
hybrid seed corn marketed
pioneer interatinatl first marketed hybrid seed corn witch greatly increased corn yealds per acer in iowa -
hoover becomes presedent
iowa native herbert hoover was elected as presedent of the usa -
five sullivan brothers
deth of thease five iowa brothers was the greatest casualty disaster for one family in wourld war 2 -
mott wins nobel prize
iowan john mott wins nobel prize for his work with the internationnal
YMCA -
nfo founded
the national farmers organizationv was founded and helped iowa farmers get fair prices for there commodities. -
norman borlaug
Iowan Norman borlaug wins a noble perize for his work in agrilcutre -
iowa caucus
the iowa cauius begain and have a significant effect on choosing presedent canidates -
terry branstat
terry branstad becomes governer of iowa the first five terms he severd so far -
gateway computers
ted waitt founded gateway computers in his grandmouthers farm hous -
flooding in iowa
flooding in 1993 caused more than 2 billion dallars in damage -
state slogan
Iowa adopts a new slogan fields of opportunity
