Diane Fannon-Langton

Rise Stevens brought her voice and elegance to the state in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s

LaVelda and LaVona Rowe started twin club at the University of Iowa and were a hit in Chicago and on TV shows,

Norwegian King Olav and his family developed a soft spot for Decorah, and it was reciprocated in repeated visits by the royal family.

Residents were determined, despite the odds, to have a crossing over Coralville Lake

Quad Cities’ plant opened 2 years before Duane Arnold, narrowly avoided shutdown in 2018

If you could see the tip of the boulder, it was safe to swim or ride a horse across

TIME MACHINE: First Avenue film venue went from swanky to sleazy.

A loft apartment with amenities like no other would have been a treat for its occupants

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.

Hours of practice lead dedicated scholars to championships

Two couples owned and operated the famed supper club for more than 40 years. It was destroyed in a fire on Dec. 4, 2000.

Time Machine: University of Iowa football player, wrestler, attended the first practice drill for the Hawkeyes every fall for 65 years, starting in 1912.

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.

Family jewelers have kept 1918 clock running for more than a century.

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.”