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In 1955 the Omaha Cardinals joined the AAA American Association, and thrived until the late 1950s. That team folded in 1959. In 1961-62 the Omaha Dodgers were the farm team for the Los Angeles Dodgers. After the city went six years without a professional team, the Omaha Royals started in 1969. The Omaha Royals become the Omaha Storm Chasers in ...
Logan Fontenelle, an interpreter for the Omaha Tribe when it ceded the land that became the city of Omaha to the U.S. government. Various Native American tribes had lived in the land that became Omaha since the 17th century, including the Omaha and Ponca, Dhegihan-Siouan language people who had originated in the lower Ohio River valley and migrated west by the early 17th century; Pawnee, Otoe ...
William "Willy" Theisen is a restaurant entrepreneur from Omaha, Nebraska, born in Chicago and raised in Clinton, Iowa. He was the founder and former owner of Godfather's Pizza, [1] a popular pizzeria chain that has locations in over 40 states. Theisen got the idea to start a pizza chain when he was running his own bar called "Wild Willys."
1894 A general strike in the Omaha meatpacking industry lasted more than a month. 1895 A Polish Catholic church in South Omaha is fought over by the church and the parishioners, leading to a gun battle. The church is closed and demolished by the local diocese. [8] 1898 The Trans-Mississippi Exposition was held in Omaha from June 1 to October 31 ...
Downtown Omaha was the original site of the city of Omaha, where the riverfront held businesses and the area surrounding it bore the brunt of its commercial, residential, and social activities. The Omaha National Bank Building was the first tower in downtown. Constructed in 1888 and 1889, the building was designed in the Renaissance Revival ...
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Omaha Fire Station Number One 1902-04 514 South 11th Street Yes P.E. Iler Block 1900-01 1113-1117 Howard Street Yes Millard Block Number Two 1887 1109-1111 Harney Street Yes Designed by the architecture firm Isaac Hodgson and Son. Mercer Hotel - Gahm Block 1890–92, 1900 1202-1208 Howard Street; 414-418 South 12th Street Yes
In 2018, First Watch began to source its coffee from Huila, Colombia to "support hard-working women and their families in Huila in 2018." Royal Cup Coffee, an Alabama-based coffee company, roasts the coffee. [17] In October 2021, First Watch went public with an initial public offering raising $170 million on Nasdaq. [18]