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The French explorer Rene Robert Cavalier traveled down the Mississippi River and claimed all the land that drained from the Mississippi as property of France
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The Treaty of Paris is signed and all the land west of the Mississippi River was giver to the Spanish
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The territory of louisana and much more was acquired in the Lousiana Purchase
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The Indian Removal Act allowed for the removal and relocation of Indians in and around the territory of Nebraska
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The First Bill to organize Nebraska was introducedby Illinois senator Stephan Douglass; however, it was unsuccessful and did not pass.
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Nebraska joins the Union as the 37th state
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Lincoln becomes the capital of Nebraska
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Nebraska, the last state needed to secure ratification of the 15th admendment, aproved the 15th admentment; therefore, guaranteeing the right to vote no matter of race.
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Buffalo Bill Cody's first wild west show premiered in Omaha
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A tornado swept through Omaha Nebraska on Easter Sunday leaving over 100 fatalities and millions worth of damage.
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Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify prohibition and went into efffect a year later.
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Malcom X, a militant black muslim leader, was born in Omaha Nebraska.
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A state trooper pulled over William Arthur Kirkpatrick for doing 7mph. Evidence of a bank robbery and 1.8 million in cash was found. He was later tried and suspected of 28 robberies dating back to 1982
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Some 70 percent of Nebraska voters approved an amendment to limit the institution of marriage for heterosexual couples.
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At this time Nebraska gave all its ex prisoners the right to vote.
