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Nebraska was part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
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Part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, eastern Nebraska was explored by Lewis and Clark in 1804–1806. Read more: Nebraska: History, Geography, Population, and State Facts — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108240.html#ixzz1dugi7I6Q
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Explorer Zebulon Pike visits southern Nebraska in 1806,
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Bellevue becomes first permanent settle in the state of Nebraska.
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The first bill to organize the new Nebraska Territory, introduced in Congress on Dec. 17, 1844, failed to pass.
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Western Nebraske was acquired by Treaty following the Mexican War in 1848
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May 30, 1854, the US Congress created the Kansas and the Nebraska territories, divided by the Parallel 40° North, under the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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The territory's population grew from 2,732 in November 1854 to 28,841
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Estimated 82 black people in the state. By 1900 that number had risen to 6,269
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The people elected David Butler as the first governor of Nebraska.
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Nebraska became the 37th state on March 1, 1867. Around 2 years after the American Civil War. (37th state)
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Lincoln became the state capital of Nebraska on July 29th, 1867.
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A new state constitution is adopted in Nebraska.
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William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska is nominated as the presidential candidate by both the Democratic and Populist parties.
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Petroleum was first discovered in southeastern Nebraska, in 1939
