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14 June 2008
- 06:3106:31, 14 June 2008 diff hist +4,473 N AIRPORT New page: AIRPORT. Dubuque's first municipal airport, located north of the city along Sageville Road, was opened in 1928 at NUTWOOD PARK on land the city leased from INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY...
- 06:2806:28, 14 June 2008 diff hist +4 AIRPLANE DEMONSTRATIONS No edit summary
- 06:2706:27, 14 June 2008 diff hist +3,500 N AIRPLANE DEMONSTRATIONS New page: AIRPLANE DEMONSTRATIONS. On September 28,1911, world-class aerial exhibitionist Lincoln BEACHEY arrived in Dubuque. An audience estimated at three thousand people brav...
- 06:2106:21, 14 June 2008 diff hist +348 N AIRMAIL New page: AIRMAIL. The first airmail in Dubuque landed at the Dubuque AIRPORT on Tuesday, September 26, 1950 at 9:13 a.m. aboard a Mid-Continent plane. Meeting the cargo was Edward T. Freeman,...
- 06:1506:15, 14 June 2008 diff hist +332 N AIR GUITAR New page: AIR GUITAR. Popular teen-age entertainment and competition of the 1980s and 1990s. A solo or group performance of lip- and instrument-synching to a song played on a sound system, air guita...
- 06:0706:07, 14 June 2008 diff hist 0 AFRICAN AMERICANS No edit summary
- 06:0506:05, 14 June 2008 diff hist +7,508 N AFRICAN AMERICANS New page: AFRICAN AMERICANS. In 1840 seventy-two African Americans lived in Dubuque, giving the city Iowa's largest black population. Years affected this ranking. By 1980 Dubuque ranked eighth in th...
- 04:4604:46, 14 June 2008 diff hist +3,829 N ADAMS-FARWELL AUTOMOBILES New page: ADAMS-FARWELL AUTOMOBILES. Dubuque's highly honored contribution to America's automobile heritage. Between 1898 and 1907, the ADAMS COMPANY manufactured fifty-two automobiles featuring...
- 04:4104:41, 14 June 2008 diff hist +465 N ADAMS, William New page: ADAMS, William. (Wadena, IA, Nov. 2, 1882--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 12, 1957). Manager, CARR, ADAMS and COLLIER COMPANY. Adams began work for Carr, Adams and Collier in 1920 and was later tra...
- 04:4004:40, 14 June 2008 diff hist +467 N ADAMS, Waldo New page: ADAMS, Waldo. (Dubuque, IA, Oct. 31, 1899--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 30, 1986). Bank executive. Adams, founder of Dubuque Thrift Plan, retired in 1966 as president of the FIRST NATIONAL BANK. ...
- 04:3704:37, 14 June 2008 diff hist +1,654 N ADAMS, Shubael Pratt New page: ADAMS, Shubael Pratt "Charcoal." (Medfield, MA, Feb. 5, 1817-Dubuque, IA, Mar. 14, 1894). Attorney. In 1857 Adams, educated as a physician and attorney, moved to Dubuque. He practiced law ...
- 04:3104:31, 14 June 2008 diff hist +792 N ADAMS, Paul Livermore New page: ADAMS, Paul Livermore. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 1, 1912-Roatan Island, Honduras, Aug. 17,1979). Retired president, CARADCO Division of Scoville Manufacturing Company. Adams served as a dir...
- 04:2804:28, 14 June 2008 diff hist +418 N ADAMS, Olive New page: ADAMS, Olive. (Hinsdale, IL-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 12, 1982). Officer, DUBUQUE FEDERATED WOMEN'S CLUB. Adams, formerly a teacher in Dubuque and an employee of the ADAMS COMPANY, served...
- 04:2604:26, 14 June 2008 diff hist +276 N ADAMS, Matilda New page: ADAMS, Matilda (Sister). (Charleston, AR--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 5, 1980). Major Superior, Dubuque Franciscans. Sister Adams served as the major superior of the Dubuque Franciscans from 1962 un...
- 04:2504:25, 14 June 2008 diff hist +1,079 N ADAMS, Mary Newbury New page: ADAMS, Mary Newbury. (Peru, IN, Oct. 17, 1837--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 5, 1901). Suffragette. One of the founders of the NORTHERN IOWA WOMAN SUFFRAGE SOCIETY, Adams believed women needed edu...
- 04:2304:23, 14 June 2008 diff hist +4 ADAMS, John Taylor No edit summary
- 04:2304:23, 14 June 2008 diff hist +3,864 N ADAMS, John Taylor New page: ADAMS, John Taylor. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 22, 1862-Dubuque, IA, Oct. 28, 1939). President, CARR, RYDER AND ADAMS COMPANY; Republican Party leader. Adams, a twelve-year member of the Repub...
- 03:5603:56, 14 June 2008 diff hist +18 ADAMS, Austin No edit summary
- 03:5403:54, 14 June 2008 diff hist +1,062 N ADAMS, Eugene New page: ADAMS, Eugene. (Dubuque, IA, Dec. 14, 1860--Dubuque, IA, Aug. 8, 1952). President, Adams Company Foundry and Machine Shop. In June 1884, Adams, the son of Austin ADAMS an...
- 03:4603:46, 14 June 2008 diff hist +516 N ADAMS, Elsie Payne New page: ADAMS, Elsie Payne. (Unknown—Dubuque, IA, Nov. 18, 1941). Library founder. Well-known in Dubuque County for her work in the Parent Teachers’ Association, church work of [[ST. JOHN’...
- 03:4503:45, 14 June 2008 diff hist +862 N ADAMS, Austin New page: ADAMS, Austin. (Andover, Windsor Co., VT, May 24, 1826--Oct. 17,1890). Chief Justice, Iowa Supreme Court. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Adams with his wife Mary moved to Dubuque in 185...
- 03:3603:36, 14 June 2008 diff hist +71 N ACADEMY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. New page: ACADEMY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION. See: DUBUQUE FEMALE SEMINARY.
- 03:3503:35, 14 June 2008 diff hist +450 N ABELN, Anthony P. New page: ABELN, Anthony P. (Steinfield, Germany, Nov. 2, 1866-Dubuque, IA, Oct. 12, 1935). Dean of Dubuque's abstractors. Abeln was recognized locally as an expert on real estate laws and titles. H...
10 June 2008
- 04:4904:49, 10 June 2008 diff hist +69 N File:175Logo wiki.gif 175th anniversary logo, for use as the left side branding (135x135px) current
