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A “Lady Patrolman” in Omaha?
By 1970 the Omaha Police Department had a few “policewomen,” but they were not allowed in cruisers and were not full police officers, or “patrolmen” as the city called ...
Behlen Buildings Survive Atomic Bombs
The steel panels used by Behlen Manufacturing, of Columbus, Nebraska, in the construction of their buildings proved their durability in an atomic bomb test at Yucca ...
Nebraskits: Rations for Nuclear Attack
To stock bomb shelters with food in the event of a nuclear attack, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture developed "Nebraskits," compressed wheat biscuits formulated to ...
Creighton University Side Saddle
Over the next three months, our blog posts will detail the history, condition, and treatment of a saddle that belongs to Creighton University. It is believed to have ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Santa’s Helpers from Fort Robinson, Christmas 1946
Santa is on his way! In today’s #ThrowbackThursday photo, a team of nine huskies pull Santa’s “sleigh” during a 1946 Christmas parade in Crawford, Nebraska. The huskies ...
Hallmark Cards and their Nebraska Roots
Read more about the Hall Brothers and the beginning of Hallmark in this Nebraska History Magazine article from 2008.
Looking back to his ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Sledding on the Winnebago Reservation
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. In today’s #ThrowbackThursday photo five children from the Winnebago Reservation have sleds at the ready for a day of fun in a ...
Kool-Aid Invented in Hastings, Nebraska
Hastings inventor Edwin Perkins had problems marketing his Fruit Smack, a liquid drink concentrate. Packaged in bottles, the product was expensive to ship and often ...
How a Nebraska company changed Americans’ eating habits
Gerry Thomas, University of Nebraska alumnus and salesman for Omaha-based C. A. Swanson and Sons has been credited with inventing the TV Dinner in 1954. The concept ...
Was the Reuben Sandwich invented in Omaha?
According to Omaha lore, the Reuben Sandwich was dreamed up at Omaha's Blackstone Hotel in 1925 by Reuben Kulakofsky, a local grocer, to feed a group of late-night poker ...
Was the McRib invented in Nebraska?
Rumor has it that McDonalds' McRib® Sandwich was invented in Nebraska. That rumor is not exactly true.
In 1972 Professor Roger Mandingo of the University of Nebraska ...
Great Navy of the State of Nebraska
The Great Navy of the State of Nebraska began in 1930 when Governor Charles W. Bryan went on vacation and Lieutenant Governor T. W. Metcalfe took over the affairs of ...
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