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Category Archives: Nebraska History
Saving the Present at the Cost of the Past?
In the Summer 2012 issue of Nebraska History, Daniel Spegel explains the circumstances and powers that resulted in the largest ever demolition of a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The fate of Omaha’s Jobbers Canyon district … Continue reading
Small Town, Big Missile
In a land of open fields and apple pie, Southeast Nebraska seemed calm and routine. But in 1958 construction began on a project that was quite the opposite–giant underground bunkers holding long-range Atlas missiles for U.S. defense during the Cold … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged Atlas, Cold War, Mead, missile, Nebraska History
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A Titanic Centennial
Lately the news has been full of stories about the sinking of Titanic and the reissue of James Cameron’s movie about its fateful first and only voyage. Sunday, April 15, 2012, marks the one hundredth anniversary of Titanic’s loss. The … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged Carl Johnson, Emil Brandeis, John Kuhl, Titanic, Victor Halva
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America Illustrated
His art was admired by Norman Rockwell. His handiwork can be seen in ads from General Motors, Packard, and Campbell Soup. In the course of his career, 129 of his works became published as Saturday Evening Post covers. However, few … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged art, Falls City, Falter, Nebraska, Nebraska History, Plattsmouth
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Huff and Puff Not Enough to Destroy This Straw Building
Everyone has heard that necessity is the mother of invention. This is best exemplified in times of war, when the necessities of a country are tested to the maximum. During World War II, architects and builders were forced to find … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Preservation and Archeology, Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged hay, Lincoln, Lone Oak, Nebraska, World War II
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Todd Storz: Radio for a New Era
Todd Storz, owner of Omaha’s KOWH, saw music as opportunity. He showed the world how to harness music and make it profitable in a world more interested in visual stimulation than audio. Largely because of his invention and business efficiency, … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged KOWH, Nebraska, Omaha, radio, Todd Storz, University of Nebraska
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The First Nebraska Regiment’s Baptism of Fire, 1862
This month marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Donelson, fought in the tangled, snow-covered woods of northwestern Tennessee in mid-February 1862. There on February 13 Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s Union army laid siege to Confederate fortifications surrounding … Continue reading
Seeing Lincoln: Nebraska Civil War Veterans Remember
Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in 1925 was celebrated by the History Club of Kearney State Teachers College with a dinner attended by members of the club and by several honored guests who had seen Lincoln during their Civil War military service. … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Grand Army of the Republic, Kearney
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Miles, Mules, and Men: The Forgotten Front of the Civil War
Imagine your car. Now consider the amount of gas that it requires to keep it running. Picture that your car is in the middle of rural, untamed Nebraska: there are no gas stations for miles. Multiply your car into several … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged Civil War, cowboy, Great Plains, horses, Indians, military, Nebraska territory, supply trains, transportation, U.S. Cavalry
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Rev. Russel Taylor and the Struggle for Civil Rights in 1920s Omaha.
There are certain names we instantly recognize as those who passionately loved and strove for equality. Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Susan B. Anthony and many others have a permanent place in history textbooks as heroes of social justice. There … Continue reading
Posted in Nebraska History, Publications
Tagged African Americans, civil rights, Great Depression, Omaha, Russel Taylor
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