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The only Iowan president, so far, was Herbert Hoover, who grew up in a tiny house you can visit in West Branch. But Iowa history abounds with other political stories and presidential contenders,...

Learn how Iowans stepped up in big and small ways to the extraordinary challenges of World War I, both at home and in the trenches. The war ultimately claimed the lives of more than 4,000 Iowans...

Nobody understands Iowa’s state motto – "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain" – better than the Iowa veterans who put those words into action. Discover Iowa's history of...