Griswold’s Description of Corbett vs. Mitchell
Samuel Griswold, the early 20th-century World-Herald sports editor, was well known for his fiery boxing reporting.
He once described a match between James Corbett and ...
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Replacing Old Dobbin With a Delivery Truck
The advent of cars radically changed personal and professional transportation for Nebraskans. The 1911 Nebraska State Journal cheered this revolution with an article ...
Throwback Thursday, History Nebraska Archeology Lab 1935
A glimpse into History Nebraska's own past! This photo shows three men working in our Archeology Lab in 1935.
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Dr. Keeley’s Gold Cure for the Liquor Habit
The preeminent anti-addiction specialist of the late-nineteenth century was Dr. Leslie Keeley, who promised to cure addicts with injections of "gold bichloride." It ...
Halley’s Comet lights up Nebraska in 1910
The appearance of Halley's comet in Nebraska skies during the spring of 1910 generated a lot of excitement, but it was especially popular in Omaha.
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Nebraska to Alaska: Klondike Gold Rush of 1896
When gold was discovered in the Klondike, many Nebraskans joined in the mass journey to the gold fields. Even a pair of Omaha World-Herald reporters!
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Tragedy at the 1931 Omaha Air Races
Aviator Charles Holman was the star of Omaha's first air races in 1931, but his final race ended with a grisly crash.
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Housing Problems in 1850s Nebraska
It's never easy to find good housing, but for newcomers to Nebraska in the 1850s it was especially difficult.
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Hunting Wild Game on the Prairie
As they moved out onto the prairies, many European and American settlers were astonished by the abundance of game. This, of course, made hunting a popular pastime for ...
The 19th-Century Nebraska Veterans Pension Fight
Governmental bureaucracy is nothing new. Almost a hundred years ago, Nebraska veterans discovered missing records and "red tape" when they applied for military pensions. ...
“Just Say No,” 1880s-style
The young women of West Point, Nebraska gave an ultimatum to the town's boys via poetry: "The man who takes the red, red wine,
Can never glue his lips to mine."
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Tom Osborne thought about quitting after this crushing defeat
In 2018, the Husker football team started the season 0-6 for the first time in school history. It reminded us of a time when young Tom Osborne thought about hanging ...
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