Edgar Bergen dropped into a meeting in Cedar Rapids in1963 and used his hand to demonstrate his ventriloquism talent. Donations spiked 23 percent after his talk.
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Diane Fannon-Langton History Jan. 11, 2022 7:47 am391d ago
Edgar Bergen dropped into a meeting in Cedar Rapids in1963 and used his hand to demonstrate his ventriloquism talent. Donations spiked 23 percent after his talk.
Robyn Ireland - for The Gazette People & Places Jan. 5, 2022 6:00 am397d ago
After owning the one-millionth Thunderbird manufactured by Ford Motor Co. for 36 years, Bob Peterson is donating it to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, Calif.
John Steppe Iowa Football Dec. 26, 2021 10:49 am407d ago
After a couple quiet seasons, Iowa’s 2001 Alamo Bowl trip “felt like the Super Bowl for us as Hawkeyes”
Diana Nollen Art Dec. 25, 2021 6:00 am409d ago
When pictures of gingerbread constructions began popping up on Facebook in late November, The Gazette invited readers to send in photos and descriptions of their creations. We think they’ve done a deliciously wonderful job.
By Tara Templeman, - The History Center History Dec. 21, 2021 6:00 am422d ago
Large, animated display contained all the comic strip’s characters
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History Dec. 21, 2021 11:58 am412d ago
Women’s clothing went through an interesting transition in the 1890s. Big changes took place in how the clothes were made, bought and worn.
History Dec. 16, 2021 9:44 am417d ago
Most of us don’t know about the backroom deal that helped secure the interstate’s passage through Cedar Rapids, the alternate routes it could have taken or about the two people who died in the push to open the highway.
History Oct. 1, 2022 9:41 am128d ago
Homes and businesses of the Little Mexico neighborhood in Cedar Rapids were razed in the 1960s to build I-380 in Cedar Rapids. Dozens of immigrant families were displaced. The notion of erasing a non-white neighborhood to make way for progress is now seen through a different lens.
History Dec. 14, 2021 7:59 am419d ago
Figures still on display in Algona every December
History Dec. 7, 2021 6:00 am430d ago
State went slightly bonkers in 1956 after bowl invite
History Nov. 30, 2021 1:26 pm433d ago
Charles Hollenbeck sold the land -- a popular picnicking spot -- to two men, who created a modern “park-like” cemetery, Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
Nov. 28, 2021 2:36 pm434d ago
Iowa re-enactors say they strive to be historically accurate
History Nov. 26, 2021 8:29 pm436d ago
See close-ups inside the touchstones of Iowa history in “Historic Buildings of Iowa,” streaming online and on TV on Iowa PBS on Monday, Nov. 29.