Open in App
  • Local
  • U.S.
  • Election
  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Education
  • Real Estate
  • Newsletter
  • The Des Moines Register

    Historic front page from the Des Moines Register, Aug. 27, 1973: RAGBRAI gets its start

    By Des Moines Register,

    5 hours ago
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Lq4Fk_0uXaqJqJ00

    Featured front page

    Des Moines Register feature writer John Karras reports from the road for the Aug. 27, 1973, edition about the launch of the Great Six-Day Bicycle Ride, a stunt he dreamed up with Washington columnist Donald Kaul. About 200 people joined them for the inaugural edition of what would become the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, which marked its 50th year in 2023. The largest annual bicycle tour on the planet, RAGBRAI now draws thousands of riders from across the U.S. and as far away as Australia annually.

    Each day this month, as the Register marks its 175th birthday, we’re sharing front pages from noteworthy moments in history.

    Expand All
    Comments / 0
    Add a Comment
    YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
    Most Popular newsMost Popular

    Comments / 0