Des Moines Today (July 7): Solve a city-wide mystery! – Des Moines Murder Mystery Adventure “Mamma Mia” under the stars – Free outdoor concert @ Jasper Winery (6–9 PM) Group ride vibes – Major Taylor Iowa Monday Ride @ Water Works Park (6:15 PM) #DesMoinesEvents #DSMFun #July7

🎂 #TodayInIowaHistory – July 7, 1880 Otto Rohwedder, the Iowa-born inventor who changed breakfast forever by creating the bread-slicing machine, was born in Davenport. His invention led to the first pre-sliced loaf being sold in 1928. #SlicedBread #IowaHistory

🌞 What’s Happening in Des Moines Today (July 8): 🎻 Belin Quartet @ Salisbury House (last day!) 🎷 Jazz in July kicks off – 5:30 PM @ Hoyt Sherman 🍞 Tous Les Jours now open in WDM 🚶‍♀️ Evening walk on the Riverwalk? Yes. #DesMoines #DSMevents #Jazz

Today in Iowa history – July 8: 1846 ➝ first issue of Iowa Capitol Reporter in Burlington 1851 ➝ Guthrie County established 1875 ➝ first passenger train arrives Spencer 1991 ➝ brutal derecho with 103 mph gusts rips across northern IA #IowaHistory

🚂 Iowa Trivia: Railroad Legacy By 1911, Iowa had more miles of railroad than any other state—over 10,500 miles of track! Many towns exist only because the railroad came through. #IowaHistory

📜 Today in Iowa History – July 9: • 1915 ➝ Iowa’s first AAA Championship Car race (100 mi in Burlington, won by Bob Burman) • 1993 ➝ Great Flood floods Iowa State Univ., Hilton Coliseum under 14 ft of water #IowaHistory

🦖 True or False: A nearly complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton was discovered in Iowa.

🌞 What’s Happening in Des Moines Today (July 9): 🌱 Garden Rebels Camp @ Botanical Garden (9 AM–4 PM) 📚 Storytime @ Cowles Commons – 10 AM 🍻 Zoo Brew – 6–9:30 PM 🔧 WTF Night bike repair – 6–8 PM #DesMoines #DSMEvents #TodayInDSM

🌞 DSM Today – July 10: 🎨 Botanical Watercolor @ Botanical Garden (6–9 PM) 🎶 Music in the Garden: NOLA Jazz (6–9 PM) ☕ Freight Train Frank @ La Mie Elevate, 11 AM 📻 Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! @ Civic Center, 7:30 PM #DesMoines #DSMEvents

📜 Today in Iowa History – July 10: • 1837 ➝ James Clarke launches the Wisconsin Territorial Gazette in Burlington – the first paper for Iowa Territory • 1838 ➝ Iowa Territory enters statehood transition phase #IowaHistory

🌞 DSM Today – July 11:** 🌱 Garden Rebels Camp @ Botanical Garden, 9 AM–4 PM ➝ kids dig into wild plant science! 🏁 Heading out? INDYCAR at Iowa Speedway in Newton runs today–Sunday! #DesMoines #DSMEvents

📜 Today in Iowa History – July 11: • 1831 ➝ Birth of Phebe W. Sudlow, IA’s first female public school principal & women’s rights pioneer • 1881 ➝ 'Poke' Wells robs $4,000 from a Riverton freight train #IowaHistory”

🌞 DSM Today – Jul 12: 🥕 7 AM–Noon Downtown Farmers’ Market (Court Ave) 🌲 8–10 AM Forest Bathing @ Botanical Garden ($) 💃 10:30 AM Dance Cypher @ Cowles Commons 🎯 4 PM Cornhole Fundraiser @ YMCA 🎸 5–9 PM “Animals on LSD” @ Lefty’s 🎤 8 PM Comedy @ Beechwood

📜 Today in Iowa History – July 12: • 2005 ➝ Wells Fargo Arena (now Casey’s Center) opened in Des Moines • 2011 ➝ Midwest derecho smashed Iowa with 130 mph winds in Vinton 🌪️ #IowaHistory

🎉 Sunday fun in DSM! • 11 am–5 pm Live patio tunes at Truman’s Pizza Tavern •1–4 pm Bands, brews & bikes at Water Works Biergarten Morning Cubbie Bear 5K at Principal Park (field finish!) 2 pm Catch “Waitress” matinee at Playhouse

🎉 Sunday fun in DSM! • 11 am–5 pm Live patio tunes at Truman’s Pizza Tavern • 1–4 pm Bands, brews & bikes at Water Works Biergarten • Morning Cubbie Bear 5K at Principal Park (field finish!) • 2 pm Catch “Waitress” matinee at Playhouse

📜 On July 13, 1857, the Meskwaki Tribe purchased 80 acres along the Iowa River for $1,000 in gold—reclaiming land in their ancestral home. It was the first time a Native American tribe bought land directly in the U.S. #IowaHistory #Meskwaki

🎨 What’s Happening in Des Moines Today (July 14): • Art Cart Crafts @ North Side Library – 10 AM–7 PM • Words on Wheels @ Legion Park WDM – 11 AM–12:30 PM • 3D Printer Training @ Central Library – 5 PM • Robin Trower @ Hoyt Sherman – 8 PM 🎸 #DesMoinesEvents

🏛️ On this day in 1862, Congress established a U.S. circuit court for the District of Iowa—integrating the state into the federal judicial circuit system. #ThisDayInIowaHistory