Autos and Airplanes in 1919
World War I saw a rapid technological development of aircraft. The end of hostilities stimulated interest in the possible commercial uses of the airplane. Military ...
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What We Found
Valentines from 1931
The Lincoln State Journal of February 13, 1931, included a description of the changing trend in Valentine's Day cards. The old-fashioned sentimental cards were being ...
World War II – Airplane Mechanic School in Lincoln
In the summer of 1943 the United States was in the midst of World War II. The Sunday World-Herald Magazine on July 4 of that year in a special "Nebraska at War" edition ...
World War II – Aviation Hangars
In the summer of 1943 the United States was in the midst of World War II. The Sunday World-Herald Magazine on July 4 of that year, in a special "Nebraska at War" ...
Flying High at Ninety
"Well, I know I have been nearer heaven than most of you fellows," was the greeting Ellen Harn of Kenesaw gave to the people she met when, at the age of 90, she ...
Timeline Tuesday: Burwell, Nebraska, Flying Machines, 1912 and 1964
Welcome to our weekly series, "Timeline Tuesday." Every Tuesday, we'll post a brief Nebraska history story. The late NSHS historian and Nebraska History Associate ...
The Goose-Powered Flying Machine
According to a letter published in 1891, all you need to fly up to 200 mph are 19 geese and a birch bark chariot.
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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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Omaha Airfield Challenging Radios in Planes
By Breanna Fanta, Editorial Assistant
As an emerging invention in the early 1920s, radios became popular as entertainment and as a means of ...
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