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Nebraska:

Long the sacred home of American Indians, the face of Nebraska changed forever when the Lewis and Clark expedition wound its way up the Missouri River on their determined journey to the Pacific Northwest.

When details of the new lands and opportunities (west of the Mississippi) spread east, thousands of pioneers followed the Oregon Trail (through Nebraska), and on into the west.

Nebraska's acres of fertile lands and wide-open spaces, and the Homestead Act of 1862, encouraged widespread settlement into the state. The Indians rebelled, but were eventually defeated in 1877.

Located at the heart of America, Nebraska is famed for endless fields of corn, oats and wheat, huge cattle raising operations, idyllic small towns and farms, and of course, the legendary football teams from the University of Nebraska - the Cornhuskers!

Nebraska

The flag of Nebraska was officially adopted in 1925. It features the 1867 state seal. That seal is representative of Nebraska's agricultural and industrial industries.

Official name: Nebraska
Capital: Lincoln
Statehood: March 1, 1867 the 37th state
State nickname: The Cornhusker State
Name for residents: Nebraskans
State motto: Equality before the law
Abbreviation: NE

Nebraska's Historical Event's:

about 8000 bc The first humans appear in Nebraska.
ad 1682 René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, claims the lands west of the Mississippi River, including Nebraska, for France.
1714 Étienne Veniard de Bourgmont is the first recorded European in Nebraska.
1739 The Mallet brothers cross Nebraska.
1803 The United States negotiates the Louisiana Purchase, which includes Nebraska.
1812 Manuel Lisa builds Fort Lisa on the Missouri River near Omaha.
1823 Bellevue becomes the first permanent settlement in Nebraska.
1830 The Indian Removal Act allows the U.S. government to relocate Native Americans west of the Mississippi River.
1834 The Trade and Intercourse Act prohibits whites from trespassing on Native American lands west of the Mississippi River.
1854 The Nebraska Territory is created by the Kansas-Nebraska Act; Omaha is founded.
1862 The Homestead Act and the Pacific Railroad Act are passed.
1867 Nebraska becomes the 37th state of the Union (March 1).
1868 Lincoln replaces Omaha as the state capital.
1869 Oglala Sioux leader Red Cloud and other Sioux sign the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie.
1869 The Union Pacific Railroad is completed; terminus is at Omaha.
1875 A new state constitution is adopted.
1877 Oglala Sioux leader Crazy Horse surrenders in Nebraska.
1892 The Populist or People's Party holds its first national convention in Omaha.
1896 William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska is nominated as the presidential candidate by both the Democratic and Populist parties.
1937 The unicameral state legislature holds its first session.
1982 Initiative 300 prohibits individual farmers from selling their land to corporations.

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