History timeline

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    The great war

    It envolved much of Europe, Russia, the United States, and Turkey as the allies, the central powers was made up of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
  • The invention of boystown

    The invention of boystown

    boys town formerly girls and boys town is a non profit organization based in boystown Nebraska.
  • Race riots in Omaha

    Race riots in Omaha

    On September 28th a mob stormed the Douglas County Courthouse and lynched an African American, Will brown.
  • The invention of cool-aid

    The invention of cool-aid

    invented in 1927 by Edwin Perkins he moved from henley Nebraska to be closer to shipping facilities.
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    The great depression

    the great depression was a worldwide economic depression. profits and prices dropped while international trade dropped by 50%.
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    The Dust Bowl

    The dust bowl was a period of time of serious dust storms that was made by drought in Texas and serious wind storms.
  • The first session of the unicameral

    The first session of the unicameral

    It was approved by a vote of 286,086 to 191,152. Nebraska is the only state with a unicameral.
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    World war two

    Included all of the great powers split between the allies and the Axis powers. aircraft play a huge role in the war and eventually led to the first two nuclear strikes in war.
  • SAC at Offutt air force base

    SAC at Offutt air force base

    SAC or the strategic air command was in Nebraska for the purpose of being able get messages from all across the U.S.
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    UNL Students protest the Vietnam War

    student protesters stayed in the Military and Naval sciences building in a non violent fashion, discussing their grievances of the war.