Senator George Norris’s Snarky Letter to an Auto Dealer
George W. Norris of McCook (1861-1944) is remembered as one of the most influential US senators in American history, a dignified, idealistic leader that President ...
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A Kids’ View of Fourth of July in Beaver City, 1897
Firing a cannon at a Fourth of July celebration in Brownville, Nebraska, in the early 1900s. History Nebraska RG3190-23a
Two boys in Beaver City published their own ...
Pulitzer Prize Awarded for 1930 Editorial on George Norris
George W. Norris. NSHS RG3298-2-3 (left).
On May 5, 1931, the Fremont Evening Tribune reported that Tribune editor Charles S. Ryckman had been awarded a Pulitzer ...
Unicameral Gavel
Gavel used at first Nebraska Unicameral
In the early 1930s, Nebraska U.S. Senator George Norris promoted the concept of the non-partisan, one-house legislature ...
Throwback Thursday Photo, Nebraska’s Last Bi-Cameral Legislature
Today is the second day of the second session of the 105th Nebraska Legislature. Today’s #ThrowbackThursday photo features the fiftieth and last bi-cameral session of ...
Senator George Norris’s snarky letter to an auto dealer
George Norris is remembered as both an influential US senator and a dignified, gentle man. But he could still go off on someone when he needed to.
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Pari-mutuel vs. Unicameral. Which is Which?
In the 1934 election, Nebraskans voted on two measures with funny-sounding names: a unicameral legislature and pari-mutuel betting. Both measures passed. It has long ...
Marker Monday: Farm Families Displaced
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In February 1942 U.S. Senator George Norris announced the selection of a central Nebraska site for a new military ordnance plant. On March 25 a condemnation ...
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