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History of Nebraska. Appearance. Homesteaders in central Nebraska in 1866. The history of the U.S. state of Nebraska dates back to its formation as a territory by the Kansas–Nebraska Act, passed by the United States Congress on May 30, 1854. The Nebraska Territory was settled extensively under the Homestead Act of 1862 during the 1860s, and ...
Charles Henry King. Charles Henry King (March 12, 1853 – February 27, 1930) was an American businessman and banker who was instrumental in founding several cities in the states of Nebraska and Wyoming. He saw opportunity with the expansion of the railroad west and built up related retail businesses, banks and freight operations.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Parents. Jules Ami. Mary Elizabeth (Fehr) Sandoz. Mari Susette Sandoz (May 11, 1896 – March 10, 1966) was a Nebraska novelist, biographer, lecturer, and teacher. She became one of the West 's foremost writers, and wrote extensively about pioneer life and the Plains Indians. [ 1 ]
The 1929 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Big Six Conference during the 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Dana X. Bible, the team compiled a 4–1–3 record (3–0–2 against conference opponents), won the Big Six ...
The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Country, William D. Brown was operating the Lone Tree Ferry to bring settlers from Council Bluffs to Omaha.
The history of the Jews in Omaha, Nebraska, goes back to the mid-1850s. The Jewish community in Omaha, Nebraska, has made significant cultural, economic and social contributions to the city. [ 1 ] The first Jewish settlers came to the city shortly after it was founded in 1856. The most numerous Jewish immigrants were from eastern Europe and the ...
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The Nebraska State Capitol is the seat of government of the U.S. state of Nebraska and is located in downtown Lincoln. Designed by New York architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in 1920, it was constructed of Indiana limestone from 1922 to 1932. The capitol houses the primary executive and judicial offices of Nebraska and is home to the Nebraska ...