Speaking of Alexander F. Victor, with contention, Victor claims to have been the inventor of the world's first 16mm motion picture projector, which was manufactured by the Victor Animatograph Company on September 1, 1923. This is contentious because it is said that Eastman Kodak in...
1854, at a cost of around $323. Thereafter, the fair moved to locations closer to the center of the state and in 1886 found a permanent home in Des Moines. The State
I remember speaking with the last man out of the lower decks of Turret #2... he told me as we sat in the mess hall that he screamed for survivors to follow him, fighting immense smoke and heat and had to make the decision to close the hatch. To this day, I credit him for ...
Well, some suggest that the county was named for Muscatine Island in the Mississippi River. The island lies opposite Muscatine County and was believed to be named after the Mascouten tribe, Algonquian-speaking Native Americans who lived in the area before being driven west by settler encroachmen...
“I sensed at the time that SAA was a very worthwhile use of my time and energy and, in hindsight, SAA was probably my most valuable extracurricular activity at ISU.”– Betsy Still-Ball, Class of 1978 “SAA gave me the opportunity to improve my public speaking, me[e]t many new frien...
Irish playwright and author Samuel Beckett may be best known for his absurdist exploration of the human condition—his short play “Not I” consists of a black stage where only an actress’ frantically speaking mouth is visible—but he was also a bloke who loved cricket. Beckett was a strong...
The Iowa State Fair shared the good news onFacebookSaturday night, writing: "IT'S OFFICIAL! We have broken the Guinness World Record for the largest cornhole tournament with a grand total of 730 people. Congratulations to the tournament winners and all of our participants for making this possib...
Caitlin Clark had two words to describe her extraordinary 2024 year when speaking with the Kelce brothers. Grant Young | Jan 2, 2025 Nov 30, 2024; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark attends the game between the Phoenix Suns and the Golden...
Iowa law prohibits an individual from writing, sending or reading a text message while driving. Be aware that where there is overlap between federal, state and/or local law, complying with the law that offers the greatest rights or benefits to the employee will generally apply. ...
Speaking of Pontiacs, my old pal "Pontiac Ed" Raden is mighty proud of his teenage son Kyle and his kickass Z28. As The Who sang, the Kids are All Right: I offer you the future of the Carbonator challenge, a second generation Iowahawk carbonator entry, my son's '95 Z28. After ...