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20 unusual facts about Des Moines


CJMS

It broadcasts on 1040 kHz with a daytime power of 10,000 watts and a nighttime power of 5,000 watts as a class B station, using a directional antenna with the same directional pattern day and night to protect WHO in Des Moines, Iowa.

Claire Dodd

Some confusion has led to Dodd's birthplace being listed as Des Moines, Iowa.

David Moffat

In 1855 he made his way to Des Moines, Iowa and became teller in the bank of A. J. Stevens & Company.

Des Moines-class cruiser

The first two were decommissioned in 1959 and 1961, respectively, but Newport News remained in commission until 1975, serving for a long period (1962-1968 as Second Fleet flagship, and then providing gunfire support off Viet Nam 1969-1973.

Drake Bulldogs men's basketball

The Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa, in NCAA Division I basketball competition.

Earl Dew

On January 7, 1941, Iowa native sons Earl Dew and baseball star Bob Feller were honored at ceremonies in the state capital of Des Moines.

Keith Yamamoto

Dr. Yamamoto was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. in Biochemistry and Biophysics in 1968.

Kenneth Bressett

In 1980, Bressett left Whitman to work for A. M. Kagin in Des Moines, Iowa.

Kenny Monday

On March 28, 1997 Monday competed in a mixed martial arts bout defeating John Lewis by TKO in round two at Extreme fighting 4, which was held in Des Moines, Iowa.

KFMG

KFMG-LP, a low-power radio station (99.1 FM) licensed to Des Moines, Iowa, United States

KGGR

KGGR is an AM urban contemporary gospel radio station that serves the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, airing only during the Daytime hours on AM 1040 because this station shares the same frequency with "clear channel" station WHO-AM in Des Moines, Iowa.

Metro Arts Alliance of Greater Des Moines

This assessment led to the study and formation in 1975 of the Arts and Recreation Council of Greater Des Moines with 35 board members.

Orville Clark

Orville Clark (June 29, 1801 Mount Holly, Rutland County, Vermont – March 19, 1862 Des Moines, Iowa) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Paul van Katwijk

He was appointed to the piano faculty of Christian College in Columbia, Missouri, then to similar positions at the University of Chicago and at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Red Wing Collectors Society

Meant to be an event that may relocate to new locations if possible, it has been held in Des Moines, Iowa since at least 2003.

The Man Who Knew Too Little

Wallace Ritchie (Murray) flies from Des Moines, Iowa to England to spend his birthday with his brother, James (Peter Gallagher), the same evening James is to hold a business dinner.

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

In 1965, Des Moines, Iowa residents John F. Tinker (15 years old), John's younger sister Mary Beth Tinker (13 years old), and their friend Christopher Eckhardt (16 years old) decided to wear black armbands to their schools (high school for John and Christopher, junior high for Mary Beth) in protest of the Vietnam War and supporting the Christmas Truce called for by Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

William G. Anderson

After obtaining an undergraduate degree from Alabama State College for Negroes (now Alabama State University) in 1949, Anderson attended Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa, and received his certification in surgery.

WNRG-FM

WNRG-FM is also the first station in the Saga Communications Rhythmic Top 40 line up to be launched on a full-powered signal, as their two other outlets in Des Moines (HITS99.9 K260AM/KIOA) and Champaign (HITS99.7 WIXY-HD3 & W259BG), broadcasts on simulcasting HD radio subchannels and FM translators.

Zevs Cosmos

During this time, Cosmos would often be seen teaching his ideas about nudism on street corners in Ames, Iowa City, and Des Moines, Iowa.


11th Victim

Jill Kelso (Bess Armstrong) is a Des Moines, Iowa television newsanchor, whose younger sister, an aspiring actress, has entered a life of prostitution in Los Angeles.

Al Clauser

Henry Alfred Clauser was a guitarist, songwriter and engineer featured on radio shows in Des Moines, Iowa and Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Clauser and his string band had a popular radio show in the mid-1930s on WHO in Des Moines, Iowa, where they were regulars until 1942, after which Clauser moved the band to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and began a regular weekly program on KTUL Radio.

Aviva Investors

In addition, companies in the AI group have offices in Paris, Mumbai, Des Moines, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Boston, Dublin, Luxembourg, Melbourne, Warsaw, Milan and Madrid.

Beaverdale, Iowa

Beaverdale is a neighborhood on the northwest side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States.

Creighton Bluejays men's basketball

The team responded to the change by winning three straight games against Des Moines, Notre Dame, and Colgate.

On February 4, 1921, Mulholland experienced his first loss in controversial fashion, dropping 19-24 to Des Moines.

Explore Scientific

During the July 2008 annual Astronomical League Conference Awards banquet in Des Moines, Iowa, the launch of the company was announced by Scott Roberts.

Francis X. Cretzmeyer

Two years later, he went on to Des Moines North, taking over for seven years as a swimming coach from Jack McGuire, and also as a track coach, helping teams to take three state cross-country titles, before switching to work as track coach for a year at Grinnell College.

Frank DuRoss

(WOWZ FM-97.9) in Utica and the rights to a television station in Des Moines, Iowa and Greenville, South Carolina.

Harry Mewhirter

Mewhirter was born in Sugar Grove, Illinois, USA, the son of Robert Mewhirter, and was educated in New Providence and at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Helen Marlais

She has performed with members of the Chicago, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Grand Rapids, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Beijing National Symphony Orchestras and has recorded on Gasparo, Centaur and Audite record labels with her husband, concert clarinetist Arthur Campbell.

Hubert Utterback

Early in his practice, he began to teach, serving as an instructor at Drake University Law School from 1908 to 1935, and lecturing in law at Still College, Des Moines, Iowa from 1911 to 1933.

Iowa High School Athletic Association

The dual team tournament was held at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids a week after the traditional tournament, until 2012, when it was held the Wednesday before the traditional tournament in Des Moines.

Jeffrey Brillhart

His organ, teaching, and conducting engagements have taken him throughout America, Europe and South America, with engagements in Paris, Philadelphia, San Diego, Seattle, Birmingham, Alabama, Waco, Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York City, Iowa City, Des Moines, Walla Walla, and Worcester, Massachusetts.

John H. Mickey

He married as his first wife, on September 10, 1867 at Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, Morinda McCray, born April 8, 1849 at Fayette, Indiana, the daughter of James McCray and Mary Harlan.

Leona Troxell

She was the dean of women at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, before she married Nolan Troxell (1904–1971) and moved to tiny Rose Bud in White County north of the state capital of Little Rock.

Lindale Mall

Lindale Plaza was built by Bernard Greenbaum and Associates, who also built Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines.

Michael Bryson

Michael G. Bryson (August 22, 1942 - May 22, 2012) is a former news and sports reporter and editor from Des Moines, Iowa and the elder brother of travel writer Bill Bryson.

Ruth Kobart

-- not Finkelstein, this is a commonly accepted mistake --> in Des Moines, Iowa, Kobart studied opera at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago and made her professional debut as the Witch in an off-Broadway production of Engelbert Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel.

Sign war

Nationally, in August 2007, Democrat presidential hopefuls John Edwards and Barack Obama each claimed victory for his side in the sign war that occurred at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Skelly Oil

Throughout much of its history, Skelly was a popular gasoline marketer throughout the Midwestern United States and was a market leader in several cities throughout its marketing area including Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka, Omaha, Des Moines, Minneapolis/Saint Paul and other cities.

The Cheap Seats

It is strongly implied that Des Moines is the "middle-sized town" in question, as it does indeed have a AAA minor league team (Iowa Cubs) and is in fact "in the middle of the Midwest".

University of Sioux Falls

Between 1929 and 1931, Sioux Falls College acquired four Baptist schools that had ceased to operate: Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa; Grand Island College, Grand Island, Nebraska; Cedar Valley Seminary, Osage, Iowa; and Parker College, Winnebago, Minnesota.