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How pioneer trails shaped Omaha streets
Everything has a historical context, even the roads you drive on. Omaha's Military Avenue has a history that stretches back to the 1847 Mormon road to Utah.
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Marker Monday: Atlas D Missile Site A
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During the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, in October 1957. A perceived “missile ...
The Woman on the White Horse
Eighteen-year-old Peggy Johnson had already known tragedy in her young life, but on horseback she felt free. Here is the personal story behind an iconic 1953 photo.
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The Silver Bugs of 1896
The presidential campaign of 1896 was one of the most impassioned in US history. Democratic nominee William Jennings Bryan, age 36, was revered as a godly hero and ...
How they celebrated the Fourth of July in Bellevue when Nebraska was a new territory (1854)
By David L. Bristow, Editor
Nebraska was a newly-organized US territory in 1854. Not yet whittled down to its present boundaries, “Nebraska” was a ...
Buffalo Soldiers Photographs
Black soldiers of the Ninth and Tenth U.S. Cavalry (called "buffalo soldiers" by the Plains American Indians) garrisoned Fort Robinson for eighteen years and played an ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: Perkins County Museum
Operated by the Perkins County Historical Society, the Perkins County Museum in Grant includes three buildings, known simply as the House, Country School, and Exhibit ...
Marker Monday: University of Nebraska at Kearney
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In 1903 the legislature appropriated $50,000 to establish a state normal school in central or western Nebraska. After 111 ballots, the State Board of ...
Frederick Douglass’s Nebraska Sister
Frederick Douglass is remembered for his escape from slavery and for his speeches and autobiographies through which he advocated passionately for freedom and civil ...
A Picnic Mishap
Picnicking is one of the most enjoyable summer pastimes, and Nebraskans more than one hundred years ago enjoyed it as much as we do today. Occasionally, however, ...
Marker Monday: K-9 Training Area, Fort Robinson
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In September 1942 the Fort Robinson War Dog Training Center was established. Barracks, classrooms, administrative offices, and other support ...
State Song Sing-Along
The year Nebraska celebrated its centennial, it got a new state song. “Beautiful Nebraska” was so designated by the Nebraska legislature and the bill was signed into law ...
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