How a Nebraska company changed Americans’ eating habits
Gerry Thomas,Ā University of Nebraska alumnus and salesman for Omaha-based C. A. Swanson and SonsĀ has been credited with inventing the TV Dinner in 1954.Ā The concept ...
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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 ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Sledding on the Winnebago Reservation
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. In todayās #ThrowbackThursday photo five children from the Winnebago Reservation have sleds at the ready for a day of fun in a ...
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, Santa’s Helpers from Fort Robinson, Christmas 1946
Santa is on his way! In todayās #ThrowbackThursday photo, a team of nine huskies pull Santaās āsleighā during a 1946 Christmas parade in Crawford, Nebraska. The huskies ...
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.Ā It is believed to have ...
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,"Ā compressed wheat biscuits formulated to ...
Behlen Buildings Survive Atomic Bombs
The steel panels used by Behlen Manufacturing, of Columbus, Nebraska,Ā in the construction of their buildings proved their durability in an atomic bomb test at Yucca ...
A “Lady Patrolman” in Omaha?
By 1970 the Omaha Police Department had a few āpolicewomen,ā but they were not allowed in cruisers and were not full police officers, or āpatrolmenā as the city called ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Nebraska’s Last Bi-Cameral Legislature
Today is the second day of the second session of the 105th Nebraska Legislature. Todayās #ThrowbackThursday photo features the fiftieth and last bi-cameral session of ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, 1949 Christmas Party
Party like it is 1949! In todayās #ThrowbackThursday photograph employees from the Lincoln Distributing Company celebrate the season at a Christmas party on December 18, ...
Marker Monday: Scenic Missouri Valley
While we think our Nebraska Historical Markers are striking, this one is dwarfed by its subject: the Missouri River Valley.
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