Small Town, Big Missile
In a land of open fields and apple pie, Southeast Nebraska seemed calm and routine. But in 1958 construction began on a project that was quite the opposite–giant ...
Cold War
What We Found
Barbara and Ralph Fox Photo Exhibit
American Dreams in the Cold War: Photos by Barbara and Ralph Fox
Barbara and Ralph Fox, 1943 Ralph C. and Barbara Rehberg Fox Collection (NSHS ...
Flashback Friday: Barbara and Ralph Fox Photo Exhibit
Today we’re highlighting one of the new exhibits at the newly-renovated Nebraska History Museum.
Barbara and Ralph Fox, 1943. Ralph C. and Barbara Rehberg Fox ...
Lincoln’s 1963 Sky Park Manor had “thrilling tingle of excitement” and fallout shelter
By Kylie Kinley
This article first appeared in the January-February-March 2017 issue of Nebraska History News. Illustrations are from Sky Park's promotional ...
Actor Robert Taylor testifies before House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1947
Born in Filley, Nebraska, Robert Taylor became one of Hollywood's biggest stars. In 1947 he testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities about purposed ...
Senator Joseph McCarthy attacks President Truman on Omaha radio, 1951
By David L. Bristow, Editor
“You are not fooling anyone by screaming that McCarthy is lying,” said Sen. Joseph McCarthy into a KFAB microphone ...
Senator Wherry’s 1950 campaign to fire gay federal employees
As minority floor leader in 1950, Wherry called for a full Senate investigation into “moral perverts” in federal employment. Wherry said that homosexuality was a matter ...
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