Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat that a fan threw onto the stage during a performance in Des Moines, Iowa.
Rock and roll musician Buddy Holly died during a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa.
A circus performer patented the modern trampoline.
Jesse James, his brother Frank and their gang stormed into Obocock Bank, Corydon, Iowa.
Iowa became the 29th state to join the United States of America.
