History

Theodore Stark & Co. built the Churchill Drug Co. Building in Cedar Rapids in 1925, and 100 years later, both the building and the general contractor are still standing.

The story of the robbery was revived in 1953 after a fire swept through the South Amana store, doing $25,000 in damage.

The Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association announced Monday that a team led by researcher Brendon Baillod found the wreck of the F.J. King.

LST-325 is the last fully operational World War II "landing ship, tank" of its kind, first commissioned on Feb. 1, 1943.

A sidewalk was planned for protection of pedestrians on the bridge, especially students at the new Jefferson High School, which opened in the late 1950s.

The event will highlight the achievements of honorees Dr. Michael Blackwell of Cedar Falls, Renee Dunn of Dubuque, Ricki King of Windsor Heights and Nolden Gentry of Des Moines.

How did Cedar Rapids’ Bever Park Zoo get started? And when and why did all of the exotic animals leave?

Ken Sullivan was assistant city editor at the Gazette in 1970 and was assigned to accompany the Coe College Concert Band and Choir on a concert-study tour of six European countries.