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On May 30, 2020, James Scurlock, a 22-year-old black male protester, was fatally shot by a 38-year-old bar owner, Jacob "Jake" Gardner.The shooting took place during George Floyd protests in Omaha, Nebraska, in the Old Market area of the city.
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. 15 Released The son of a business magnate who was kidnapped and held for $25,000 ransom, with his abductor, Pat Crowe, releasing him after the ransom was paid. After being found not guilty at trial, he made a living as a lecturer and author. [1] 18 May 1904 Ion Perdicaris: Bandits sent by Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli: Tangier ...
This is a list of streets in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1854, today Omaha's population is over 400,000, making it the nation's 40th-largest city in the United States. There are more than 1.2 million residents within a 50-mile (80-km) radius of the city's center, forming the Greater Omaha area.
Squatter's Row was a historic neighborhood in the downtown area of Omaha, Nebraska. It was an area between North 11th and North 13th Streets, from Nicholas to Locust Streets, behind the Storz Brewery. For more than 75 years this area was inhabited solely by squatters. A village of shacks built of materials salvaged from the Omaha city dump, the ...
Mister C's was a renowned steakhouse in North Omaha founded by one of the Caniglia brothers. After operating for more than 55 years, the restaurant closed in 2007. [1] Gorat's was founded in 1944, and still operates from its original location where Omaha billionaire Warren Buffett regularly dines. [2]
They began to move toward a large African-American enclave in North Omaha. The city and governor had called in the U.S. Army from Fort Omaha to intervene. It stationed troops in North Omaha to protect the blacks, and after gaining control of the mob, in South Omaha to prevent any more riots forming. An unseasonal rainstorm cooled the mob down ...
Margaret Jean "Margo" St. James (September 12, 1937 – January 11, 2021) was an American sex worker and sex-positive feminist.In San Francisco, she founded COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics), an organization advocating decriminalization of prostitution, and co-founded the St. James Infirmary Clinic, a medical and social service organization serving sex workers in the Tenderloin.
La Casa Pizzaria is a family owed series of restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska. The original La Casa Pizzaria is located on 45th & Leavenworth St., while two sister locations are located at 84th and Grover Streets (often referred to as 'the Grover location' or "La Casa West') and at 168th and Pacific Streets (Also referred to as 'La Casa Pizzaria West at Pacific Springs').