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1. In 1847, the first Presbyterian church in Dubuque, Iowa was organized.
2. In 1859, the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River, connecting Dubuque, Iowa, and East Dubuque, Illinois, opened.
3. In 1904, the first carillon in Iowa was installed in the Campanile at Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) in Ames.
4. In 1956, the Iowa State Fair set an attendance record of 1,404,260 visitors.
5. In 1965, the University of Northern Iowa (then known as Iowa State Teachers College) hosted civil rights activist Malcolm X for a speech on campus.
5 Fun Facts About September 27 In Iowa History
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