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August 1, 1915 – Iowa City Chautauqua

August 1, 1996 – Grant Wood’s Young Corn

August 2, 1832 – Black Hawk War

August 2, 1900 – Tipton’s Judge Emlin McClain

August 3, 1857 – Iowa Constitution

August 3, 1946 – USPS Stamp Day in Iowa City

August 4, 1858 – SUI Normal School

August 4, 1936 – Joe’s Place in Iowa City

August 5, 1904 – Iowa City Daily Press

August 5, 2022 – The Old Capitol Dome

August 6, 1976 – RAGBRAI in Iowa City

August 6, 1884 – Iowa City Beer Mafia

August 7, 1938 – Iowa Territorial Centennial

August 7, 2023 – Herky Turns 75

August 8, 1846 – U.S. Land Office

August 8, 1981 – Irving Weber & The Rock Island Railroad

August 9, 1805 – Zebulon Pike

August 9, 1862 – Camp Pope

August 10, 1874 – Herbert C. Hoover

August 10, 1965 – West Branch Hoover Stamp Day

August 11, 1904 – CRANDIC Interurban

August 11, 1924 – James H. Maggard

August 12, 1924 – SUI’s Cora Bussey Hillis

August 12, 2021 – Field of Dreams

August 13, 1904 – CRANDIC Interurban

August 13, 2024 – CB&Q Railroad

August 14, 1837 – Steamboat Dubuque

August 14, 2010 – Iowa City Historian Bob Hibbs

August 15, 1838 – Gov. Robert Lucas

August 16, 1854 – Lemuel B. Patterson & Family

August 16, 1990 – Iowa State Fair

August 17, 1933 – NIRA Stamp, (2)

August 18, 1853 – Frytown

August 18, 1976 – Washington Twnshp

August 19, 1839 – Iowa City Land Sales

August 19, 1874 – Thomas A. (Buster) Brown

August 20, 1833 – Ohio’s Robert Lucas

August 20, 1890 – Hall of Pharmacy/Chemistry

August 21, 1855 – M&M Railroad

August 21, 2023 – “Hey Buddy, I’m Bill”

August 22, 1933 – Chicago World’s Fair, (2)

August 23, 1885 – Iowa Football Coach Howard Jones

August 23, 1905 – The Meskwaki People

August 24, 1938 – USPS Iowa Territorial Stamp, (2)

August 25, 1855 – M&M Railroad & Walcott, (2)

August 26, 1805 – Chief Black Hawk

August 26, 1820 – Senator James B. Harlan

August 27, 1942 – U.S.S. Iowa

August 27, 1974 – Jacob Wentz House

August 28, 1973 – Old Brick, (2)

August 29, 1855 – M&M Railroad

August 29, 1996 – Big 3 UI Sportscasters

August 30, 1949 – John’s Grocery

August 30, 2001 – Englert Theatre

August 31, 1853 – Pioneer Circus

August 31, 1960 – SHSI Centennial Building

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

August 31, 2025 – Iowa City’s John’s Grocery

August 24, 2025 – Iowa Football’s First Game In 1889

August 17, 2025 – NIRA, Iowa Postage Stamp

August 10, 2025 – USPS Stamp Day in West Branch

August 3, 2025 – USPS Stamp Day in Iowa City

August 25, 2024 – Baseball Game At Old Iowa Field

August 18, 2024 – Bremer’s Golden Eagle 1919 Aeroplane Promotion

August 11, 2024 – Iowa State Fair – 1860- Iowa City

August 4, 2024 – Iowa City’s Rock Island Railroad Station

August 27, 2023 – Herky the Hawk – 75 Years Young.

August 20, 2023 – Celebrating The Iowa State Fair.

August 13, 2023 – Louis Englert – Iowa City’s Bavarian Beer Man.

August 6, 2023 – A View Of Iowa Avenue – 1927.

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.