Gaining and Losing: James C. Dahlman and William Howard Taft
James C. Dahlman, the colorful "perpetual mayor of Omaha," made a jovial offer to President William Howard Taft just prior to Taft's brief visit to Omaha in September of ...
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What We Found
Why Architect Thomas R. Kimball Belongs in the Nebraska Hall of Fame
Despite his high regard among architects and fans of historic buildings, Thomas Rogers Kimball (1862-1934) isn’t exactly a household name. His recent election to the ...
Nebraska’s 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic (Pandemic)
In this picture, a group of men wearing protective masks in front of the Fred J. Stain Furniture and Undertaking Store in Shelby, Nebraska on December 8, ...
Wildcat Notes
The first Nebraska banks were created by the territorial legislature in 1855.
They were authorized to issue bank notes as money without any underlying assets. These ...
Sonja Henie’s Cold, Cold Heart
In 1941 ice skater and movie star Sonja Henie performed in Omaha. Her agent asked Nebraskan Barney Oldfield to help publicize the show. Oldfield decided to ...
Strange, but True?
These articles were featured in newpapers across Nebraska. Are they true? You be the judge.
"Drunken Baboon Plays Nick. Attacks Actors and Stage Hands and ...
“Cesspool of Politics”
In 1859 Nebraska Territorial Secretary J. Sterling Morton asked the U.S. Treasury for money to build a privy at the capitol building in Omaha. Mother Nature was ...
Fallout Shelters are for Cows Too
In 1963 the Roberts Dairy Company of Omaha conducted a two-week survival test for thirty-five cows, one bull, and two unfortunate university students in a concrete ...
World’s Largest Ball of Stamps
Boys and Girls Town of Omaha is known around the world for many positive things. Adding to its fame, it houses the world's largest ball of stamps.
Postmaster Pulls Letter Out of His Hat
Post Office in a Hat:
"The first postmaster of Omaha was Alfred D. Jones, who, since there was no post office building, carried the letters in his hat as he went about ...
Enola Gay built in Nebraska
In February 1941 the Glenn L. Martin Company and the U.S. government began plans for an aircraft assembly plant at Fort Crook, Nebraska. At its peak in November 1943, ...
Was the Reuben Sandwich invented in Omaha?
According to Omaha lore, the Reuben Sandwich was dreamed up at Omaha's Blackstone Hotel in 1925 by Reuben Kulakofsky, a local grocer, to feed a group of late-night poker ...
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