American astronaut Peggy Whitson was born in south central Iowa, in Ringgold County, and attended…
In 1938, George McGrew, a pianist and dance-band leader, was living in Hampton, Iowa, when…
Franc Johnson Newcomb (née Frances Johnson) was born in 1887 near Tomah, Wisconsin. Her father…
Iowa-born Wild West showman William Frederick Cody, famously known as Buffalo Bill, was fortunate not…
A few years ago, while lecturing in Sydney, Australia, I was not at all surprised…