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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Diane Fannon-Langton
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History Jun. 14, 2022 6:00 am
Norwegian King Olav and his family developed a soft spot for Decorah, and it was reciprocated in repeated visits by the royal family.
History Jun. 7, 2022 6:00 am
Residents were determined, despite the odds, to have a crossing over Coralville Lake
History May. 31, 2022 6:00 am
Quad Cities’ plant opened 2 years before Duane Arnold, narrowly avoided shutdown in 2018
History May. 17, 2022 7:47 am
If you could see the tip of the boulder, it was safe to swim or ride a horse across
History May. 10, 2022 6:00 am
TIME MACHINE: First Avenue film venue went from swanky to sleazy.
History May. 3, 2022 4:15 pm
A loft apartment with amenities like no other would have been a treat for its occupants
History Apr. 26, 2022 6:00 am
TIME MACHINE: Two rugs have covered the floor of the music room at the historic Iowa mansion in Clermont. One came directly from France, the other from the Maytag mansion in Newton.
History Apr. 12, 2022 5:13 pm
Hours of practice lead dedicated scholars to championships
History Apr. 6, 2022 2:02 pm
Two couples owned and operated the famed supper club for more than 40 years. It was destroyed in a fire on Dec. 4, 2000.
History Mar. 29, 2022 3:40 pm
Time Machine: University of Iowa football player, wrestler, attended the first practice drill for the Hawkeyes every fall for 65 years, starting in 1912.
History Mar. 15, 2022 6:00 am
While bank robberies were common in smaller towns in the early 1900s, it wasn’t until 1933 that a bank was robbed in Cedar Rapids.
History Mar. 8, 2022 6:00 am
Family jewelers have kept 1918 clock running for more than a century.
History Mar. 2, 2022 12:11 am
Time Machine: In 1953, Gazette Sports Editor Gus Schraeder and University of Iowa head football coach Forest Evashevski switched roles for the Black & Gold game in “Operation Big Switch.”
History Feb. 15, 2022 2:07 pm
Iowa football star was first Black lineman in the NFL before becoming a lawyer and judge in Chicago.
History Feb. 8, 2022 9:41 am
Time Machine: After Herbert Richard Wright became a lawyer, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed him as U.S. consul to Honduras and later to Venezuela.