The US acquires Nebraska in the Louisiana Purchase
US Army established Nebraska's first military post, Fort Atkinson
Bellevue becomes the first permanent settlement in Nebraska.
1833 - Rev. Moses Merrill and his wife, Eliza Wilcox Merrill, were the first resident missionaries to the Nebraska Indians. They arrived in Bellevue
The word "Nebraska" first began to appear in publications in 1842 when John Fremont explores the Platte Valley and names Nebraska
The first bill to organize the new Nebraska Territory, introduced in Congress by Illinois Sen. Stephen Douglas, failed to pass.
Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the US Congress
Nebraska became a state
Lincoln replaced Omaha as the state capitol
Oglala Sioux leader Red Cloud and other Sioux sign the Treaty of Fort Laramie.
The first Arbor Day took place in Nebraska.
Crazy Horse was killed.
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska is nominated as the presidential candidate by both the Democratic and Populist parties
Gov. Charles Bryan imposed a moratorium on farm foreclosures.
Strategic Air Command establishes headquarters near Omaha
Race riot in Omaha led to the creation of the Omaha Human Rights Commission
State began prohibiting large corporations from buying farmland
Prairie fire in central part of state burned 72,000 acres of grassland, killed cattle
Pipe bombs found in six residential mailboxes, domestic terrorism suspected; drought devastated crops, caused invasion of grasshopper, losses more than $1 billion
Legislature voted to allow convicted felons to vote after completion of sentence and two-year waiting period
