Diane Fannon-Langton

Blue signs first appeared on Cedar Rapids buildings in 1970s

Bucky O’Connor twice guided Iowa’s ‘Fabulous Five’ men’s basketball team to the Final Four in the 1950s.

Iowan was one of the first to play women’s professional basketball

Terry Wilson jumped for joy, then had a pro golfer as a caddy

Montezuma couple were suspects in bank theft ... until their bodies were found

Race car driver Gus Schrader broke speed records, earned his nickname, died on the track

Cedar Rapids policed city from the air for 35 years

The huge skillet is a testament to the small-town ingenuity and fortitude that has been part of Brandon since it was platted in 1854 and incorporated as a town in 1906.

Tom Dennison was born in Delaware County in 1859

1903 building was once the city’s fire station before being restored

1972 was the start, 1976 was the clincher

White House had its first tree, but no community tree in Cedar Rapids

First Street Parkade opened 62 years ago on Dec. 17, 1961

Controversy surrounded his hiring as University of Iowa president in 1940, but he led campus’ growth for 24 years

Hitmaker brought his music to Iowa from 1942 to 1963