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How a Nebraskan Helped Invent the Modern Livestock Industry
By David L. Bristow
Today we take for granted that the livestock business involves large feedlots, management based on nutritional science, and use of ...
Marker Monday: Pibel Lake Recreation Area
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Pibel Lake Recreation Area grew out of an 1897 irrigation claim for ...
Marker Monday: The Loup City Riot, 1934
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight fascinating moments and places in our state's past. Today we focus on the 1934 Loup City Riot, which was sparked by ...
Nebraska’s First Major League Player
1893: After spending years playing in the minor leagues, Falls City native Charles Abbey makes his major league debut.
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Surviving a 1909 Nebraska Glider Flight
By David L. Bristow
In 1909 Ulrick Sorensen faced a decision that would determine his future. It was potentially a life-or-death choice.
This is a story ...
Marker Monday: The Sage Brothers
Our Historical Markers across Nebraska highlight moments and places in our state's past. Today we're focusing on the tragic tale of three brothers from Niobrara who all ...
Nebraska History Spotlight: the Clarkson Historical Society
The Clarkson Historical Society (CHS) collects, preserves, and displays historical artifacts used in the growth and development of Clarkson. CHS interprets events ...
Nebraska’s Celebration of America’s 250th Birthday
One of the additional roles I currently have is serving as the chair of the Nebraska Semiquincentennial Commission, which was established by the Nebraska Legislature in ...
Marker Monday: Tornado Hill
Seven tornadoes struck Grand Island and surrounding areas on the night of June 3, 1980.
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Seven tornadoes struck Grand Island and ...
Future Radio Controlled Tractor, 1928
Where will all this new farm technology lead? Cartoonist Herbert Johnson’s “Wireless Tractor Control Board” was a joke, but today companies are developing autonomous ...
Marker Monday: The Soldiers’ Monument
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On March 27, 1879, George G. Meade Post 19, Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Nebraska, was founded in Sutton by twenty former Union ...
Conserving A Presidential Coconut Head
In late 1990, Smithsonian magazine published a story on gifts given to U.S. presidents. The cover of the issue highlighted a gift once bestowed on Harry S. Truman: a ...
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