Iowa history

A taste sensation started right here in Iowa, nearly a century ago.

This Cedar Rapids TV station flipped from black and white to color for the first time mid-broadcast! The video resurfaced and went viral on Reddit.

Disaster struck when a loaded passenger train went off the tracks.

However, when you really look (and google "What should I know about Iowa"), there's a wealth of knowledge to be found here. Like, did you know that renowned thief, Jesse James and his brother Frank, robbed a train here?

His first visit to the Hawkeye State and Black Hawk County came in 1959.

It's too damn cold, and we have modern conveniences. I can't imagine how people hundreds of years ago survived Iowa winters.

If not for what happened in Iowa one night many years ago, there may not be a Lakers franchise today.

During a family gathering on the night of December 30, 1987, a man entered the home and opened fire on his parents, sister, niece, and nephews.

From Beaconsfield, Iowa, she's also the record-holder for amount of time in space by a woman.

According to the Book of Mormon and the Church of Latter Day Saints, there may have been a lost city in what is now a tiny town in southeast Iowa.