U.S. Weather Bureau in 1890s Nebraska
The U.S. Weather Bureau was established by an act of Congress on October 1, 1890. It took over the weather service that had been established in the office of the Chief ...
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Willie Nelson FarmAid Concert
Despite the rain, Willie Nelson's 1987 Farm Aid concert at Memorial Stadium drew 69,000 people and raised $1.7 million for farmers during the 1980s farm crisis.
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Happy Halloween!
Above is a Halloween party thrown at the residence of Flavia Waters Champe in 1950.
Many children have fond memories of Halloween. That memory often consists of candy ...
Crowds Celebrate V-J Day in Lincoln, Nebraska
On August 14, 1945, word began to spread across the United States that Japan would surrender and end the war. Celebrations broke out in cities and towns around the ...
The Huskers on Thanksgiving 1922 and The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
Final game at Nebraska Field, November 30, 1922. RG2758-105-10
It was the final game of the season. Notre Dame came to Lincoln to face Nebraska in front of 16,000 ...
Nebraska’s Five Capitols
By David L. Bristow, Editor
Our state capitol is one of the nation’s most recognizable, but did you know it’s the third capitol built on that spot, and the fifth to ...
Marker Monday: The North Bottoms
Marker Text
The North Bottoms neighborhood was settled by Germans from Russia beginning in the 1870s. During the preceding century they had colonized in Russia, ...
A New Year’s Eclipse
The most memorable feature of New Year’s Day in Nebraska in 1889 was a solar eclipse that occurred between three and four o’clock in the afternoon. The Omaha Daily ...
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 ...
Mysterious Case of Pearl Forcade
In early January 1885 teenage prostitute Pearl Forcade was killed by a drunken man at "Mollie's Hall" in Lincoln. When her brothers arrived at Wyuka cemetery to claim ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Visit to Lincoln
On December 30th, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. visited Lincoln and spoke at the Methodist Student Movement Conference at Pershing Auditorium. Approximately 5,000 people ...
The 150th Anniversary of Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address – March 4, 2011
Abraham Lincoln. NSHS-761P-1
Shortly after noon on March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln stepped to a platform on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol. He was about to ...
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