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June 1, 1833 – Black Hawk Purchase

June 1, 1921 – Old Capitol Rehab

June 2, 1869 – Jacob E. Reizenstein

June 2, 1965 – The Mayflower Inn

June 3, 1837 – The Du Buque Visitor

June 3, 1904 – CRANDIC Interurban

June 4, 1812 – Missouri Territory

June 4, 1988 – Iowa City’s Hutchinson House

June 5, 1882 – Dubuque’s 4th St. Elevator

June 5, 1912 – Iowa City Gold Sox

June 6, 1839 – Iowa’s Oldest Newspaper

June 6, 1948 – KXIC Radio

June 7, 1835 – Lt. Albert Lea & Dragoons

June 7, 1944 – Dottie Ray & The Daily Iowan

June 8, 1901 – Johnson County Courthouse

June 8, 2018 – Iowa City Airport’s 100th Anniversary

June 9, 1856 – Mormon Handcarts #1

June 9, 1928 – Englert Theatre – Iowa City

June 10, 1841 – Iowa City’s First Newspaper

June 10, 1904 – CRANDIC’s Interurban

June 11, 1856 – Mormon Handcarts #2

June 11, 1901 – J.E.R. – Iowa City’s Cannon Ball Reporter

June 12, 1908 – Mayor D.S. Barber

June 12, 1948 – Barry Morrow

June 13, 1876 – Old Settlers Assoc.

June 13, 1953 – Iowa City Airport Terminal

June 14, 1953 – Fisk Airport Terminal Opens

June 14, 2000 – Flag Day – U.S. 29-Star Flag

June 15, 1884 – Waldo Emerson Boller

June 15, 1912 – Iowa City Gold Sox

June 15, 1934 – Fox Head Tavern

June 16, 1915 – SUI Armory/Gymnasium

June 16, 1983 – ‘Wild Bill’ Sackter

June 17, 1673 – Marquette & Jolliet Discover Iowa.

June 17, 1927 – Dingleberry Dew

June 18, 1869 – Coralville Post Office

June 18 – First Congregational Church

June 19, 1865 – Juneteenth, (2)

June 19, 1922 – Mayor Emma J. Harvat

June 20, 1841 – Steamboat Ripple

June 20, 1972 – A&P Grocery Stores

June 21, 1841 – Captain Dan & Steamboat Ripple

June 21, 1887 – Iowa City Overview – The Iowa City Republican

June 22, 1838 – Johnson County Claim Assoc.

June 22, 1920 – Iowa City’s William H. Englert

June 23, 1834 – Michigan Territory

June 23, 1903 – Building The CRANDIC Interurban

June 24, 2021 – Johnson County’s Lulu Johnson, (2)

June 25, 1839 – Chauncey Swan & The Capitol Building

June 25, 2013 – Johnson Cty Log Cabins

June 26, 1922 – WSUI Radio

June 26, 2003 – Iowa City’s Mayor – Mayor Susan Horowitz

June 27, 1839 – Iowa City Map

June 27, 1940 – U.S.S. Iowa

June 28, 1834 – Michigan Territory

June 28, 1837 – Iowa’s Second Newspaper

June 29, 1863 – Banking In Iowa

June 29, 1877 – Frank “Kinney” Holbrook

June 30, 1906 – Roller Boller Coaster

June 30, 1975 – Saving Old Brick

Below is a list of our weekly Pictures of the Week – posted in June…

June 29, 2025 – Iowa City – City Hall – 1881

June 22, 2025 – 2008 Iowa City River Flooding

June 15, 2025 – Music Professor Heath at SUI

June 8, 2025 – Iowa’s 29-Star U.S. Flag

June 1, 2025 – Market Street – Circa 1915

June 30, 2024 – Bremer’s Golden Eagle

June 23, 2024 – Horse & Carriage Barn & Old Capitol

June 16, 2024 – William “Wild Bill” Sackter

June 9, 2024 – The Henry Fisk Airport Terminal – Iowa City – 1956

June 2, 2024 – Holub Grocery, Iowa City

June 23, 2023 – Newsboy on Washington Street – 1939.

June 18, 2023 – The Doors To Old Capitol – 1920’s.

June 11, 2023 – Welcome To SUI’s Close Hall.

June 4, 2023 – 1920 – Iowa Field – SUI Baseball, Track & Football.

From 2020 through 2023, we used this Did You Know? (DYK) theme throughout our website. As you browse through our web pages, this little icon will link you to corresponding DYK posts from the past.