Diane Fannon-Langton

The city’s first greenhouse was built in the 70-acre Bever Park in 1900.

The carnation was originally chosen as the flower of the day, but in 1919, the high cost of carnations led to a movement to use white and red ribbon rosettes to commemorate the day.

The invitation to Cedar Rapids may have been influenced by the Kennedys’ close friendship with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Maurice S. Sheehy, who was priest at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at the time.

In 1947, Cedar Rapids’ Killian Co. brought “the real Easter bunny” into town via the Chicago and Northwestern railroad.

Congress mentioned Millville as part of a proposed postal route in 1846.

Muhammad Ali’s visit to Cedar Rapids in 1982 came about six months after his final fight, a loss to Trevor Berbick.

Author Marjorie Medary graduated from Cornell College in Mount Vernon in 1912.

Father Flynn became a prolific columnist for The Cedar Rapids Gazette and its rival, the Cedar Rapids Republican.

A barn near West Branch would eventually become part of the national historic site honoring Herbert Hoover, the only U.S. president born in Iowa.

C.R. hotel once was described as ‘one of the two largest motor hotels in Iowa’

Iowa artist didn’t care for the painting, but many other people did

Iowan brought home 14 U.S., British POWs after World War I

Iowa poet also wrote letters to children from Peter Pan, toured war-torn Europe

Gazette sportswriter took on champs in 1979 series. It was not pretty, but it was amusing.

Emergency vehicles briefly switched colors in the 1970s