On This Day, Dec. 28: Iowa becomes 29th state in U.S.

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1 of 6 | State Highway 92 runs through rural Keokuk County, Iowa, named for a Sac Indian chief, August 6. Iowa is the crossroads of agriculture and presidential politics with its first-in-the-nation caucuses. On Dec. 28, 1846, Iowa was admitted into the United States as the 29th state. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo Dec. 28 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1065, Westminster Abbey was consecrated. Nearly all British monarchs since then have been crowned in coronation ceremonies at the church, including the most recent, King Charles III on May 6, 2023. Advertisement In...