Time Frame | Artifact Type | Title | Description |
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1855--present | Video | Amana Colonies are Established | In the 1850s the Inspirationists moved to Iowa and established the Amana Colonies. |
1880 | Photo | Amana Colonies Street scene | Street scene on a Sunday morning in the Amana Colonies. Shows people arriving for church in the foreground. ca. 1880. |
Video | Ambassador Quinn Describes Effort to Bring South Vietnamese Refugees to Iowa in 1979 | Dr. Kenneth M. Quinn, former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, describes efforts by Iowa Governor Robert Ray to help bring Vietnamese refugees to Iowa in 1979. |
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2001 | Video | America Responds to 9/11 Attacks with the War on Terror | On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked sites in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington DC. The attacks sparked a response led by the U.S. Government that came to be known as the War on Terror. |
1941 | Video | America Responds to Pearl Harbor Attack | Within days of the attack on Pearl Harbor, war was declared against what were now being called the Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, and Japan. As the shock of the attacks in December wore off, the American government began mobilizing to fight back. |
1929-1933 | Video | America Wants Change | President Hoover was blamed for many of the problems associated with the Great Depression. At election time voters replaced him with Franklin Roosevelt. |
2001-2014 | Video | American Military Forces Help Rebuild Afghanistan | When U.S. troops were deployed to Afghanistan, the country was war-torn and shattered due to many years of conflict. Along with winning the hearts and trust of the Afghan people, American forces were tasked with helping to repair damaged infrastructure. |
2001-2014 | Video | An Army Medic Deals with Casualties and Physical Danger during the War in Afghanistan | Soldiers in traditionally non-combat roles face issues with emotional stress and physical danger in war zones. In this segment, a medic from Iowa shares her story about her work in an Iowa National Guard unit in Afghanistan. |
2000 | Video | An Hispanic Voice | Lorenzo Sandavol talks to Iowans who are having an effect on Latinos in Iowa through the Hispanic media. This program aired in 2002. |
2001-2014 | Video | An Iowa Army Medic Deals with the Chaos of a Field Hospital during the War in Afghanistan | Sergeant Heather Eberly describes her experiences as an Army Medic in a field hospital during the war in Afghanistan. |