2002 Rose Bowl, Miami Hurricanes beat Nebraska Cornhuskers 37-14
1996 Nebraska and Penn State are 5th and 6th major colleges to win 700
1992 U.S. Supreme Court rules a Nebraska farmer was entrapped by postal agents into buying mail-order child pornography
1989 -18 degrees F in Denver, -23 degrees F in Kansas City, Missouri, -42 degrees F in Scottsbluff Nebraska -47 degrees F in Hardin Mont and -60 degrees F in Black Hills South Dakota
1984 Miami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championship
1983 49th Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Rozier, Nebraska (RB)
1979 Natasha Fisher, Miss Nebraska Teen USA 1997
1979 Soni Meduna, born in Omaha, Nebraska, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics
1978 Mandy Groff, Miss Nebraska Teen USA 1996
1978 Heather Brink, Lincoln, Nebraska, gymnast 1996 Olympics
1976 Rachel White, Columbus Nebraska, Miss America-Nebraska 1997
1975 3 people die in tornado that strikes Omaha, Nebraska
1974 41st Sugar Bowl: Nebraska 13 beats Florida 10
1972 38th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (FL)
1972 Myra Katherine Hale, born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Miss America-Nebraska 1996
1972 Kimera Bartee, born in Omaha, Nebraska, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
1971 Kerry Lynn Kemper, Miss Nebraska USA 1996
1969 Jason Christiansen, born in Omaha, Nebraska, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1968 Terry Brands, born in Omaha, Nebraska, 125 lbs/57 kg freestyle wrestler, 1996 Olympics
1968 Tom Brands, born in Omaha, Nebraska, 136 lbs/62 kg freestyle wrestler, 1996 Olympics gold
1967 Michele Ebadi, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Miss Nebraska-America 1991
1966 Gregg Olson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers
1966 Race riots in Omaha, Nebraska
1964 Leisa Sheridan, born in Omaha, Nebraska, playmate, Jul, 1993
1964 Erik Turner, born in Omaha, Nebraska, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie
1962 Janine Turner, born in Lincoln, Nebraska, actress, Maggie-Northern Exposure
1961 Lucky Vanous, born in Lincoln, Nebraska, model, GQ, Diet Coke
1961 Mike Schuchart, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Tour Championship
1960 Bret Erickson, Bennington Nebraska, U.S. trap 1996 Olympics
1960 Miranda Wilson, Nebraska, actress, Sandra-Santa Barbara
1960 Robert Green, born in Omaha, Nebraska, tennis star
1959 Glenn Dubis, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. 3x40 rifle, Olympics-1984, 88, 96
1958 Marg Helgenberger, North Bend Nebraska, actress, China Beach
1958 Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman, AL bat champ 1985-88
1956 Jim Barton, born Lincoln, Nebraska, soling yachter, won Olympic bronze in 1996
1950 Fee Waybill, Omaha, Nebraska, rocker, Tubes
1950 13.15" (33.40 cm) of rainfall, York, Nebraska (state 24-hour record)
1950 33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record)
1948 Skip Stephenson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, comedian, Real People
1946 Doug Ingle, Omaha Nebraska, rock vocalist/keyboards, Iron Butterfly
1944 Swoosie Kurtz, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actress, Slap Shot, Garp, Sisters
1943 Bob Kerrey, Sen-D Nebraska
1942 Richard Stoltzman, born in Omaha, Nebraska, clarinetist, Tashi
1940 Paul Williams, born in Omaha, Nebraska, singer/composer/actor, Planet of the Apes
1940 Skip Stephenson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, comedian, Real People
1938 Paul Revere, Harvard Nebraska, pianist, Paul Revere and Raiders
1937 Jim Glaser, Spalding, Nebraska, singer, Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again
1937 Sandy Dennis, born in Nebraska, actress, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1937 Robert Boozer, born in Omaha, Nebraska, basketball player 1960 Olympics gold
1936 Dick Cavett, Kearney, Nebraska, talk show host, Dick Cavett Show
1936 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Minden, Nebraska (state record)
1936 Chuck Glaser, Spalding, Nebraska, singer, Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again
1934 Valentine J Peter, born in Omaha, Nebraska, priest, Boy's Town 1985-
1933 Tompall Glaser, Spalding, Nebraska, singer, Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again
1932 Inga Swenson, Omaha Nebraska, actress, Gretchen-Benson
1930 Clayton K. Yeutter, Nebraska, U.S. trade rep/Republican National chairman
1930 David Janssen, born in Naponee Nebraska, actor, Fugitive, Harry O
1929 Irish McCalla, Pawnee City, Nebraska, actress, Sheena Queen of Jungle
1928 Worlds largest hailstone 1 lbs (17') falls in Potter Nebraska
1925 David Doyle, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, John Bosley-Charlie's Angels
1924 Floyd Kalber, born in Omaha, Nebraska, newscaster, NBC Weekend News Anchor-1973
1924 Marlon Brando, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, Superman, Godfather
1923 Philip Abbott, born in Lincoln, Nebraska, actor, Arthur Ward-The FBI
1922 Neal Hefti, Hastings, Nebraska, orch leader, Kate Smith Show
1922 Coleen Gray, Staplehurst Nebraska, actress, Apache Drums
1920 Montgomery Clift, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, From Here to Eternity
1919 Prohibition ratified by 3/4 of states; Nebraska is 36th
1918 Dorothy McGuire, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actress, Old Yeller, Summer Magic
1916 Irene Worth, born in Nebraska, actress, Nicolas and Alexandra
1915 John Archer, Osceola Nebraska, actor, Destination: Moon
1913 Wesley Addy, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, Bostonians, Loving
1913 Shirley Ross, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actress, Cafe Society, Prison Farm
1911 Robert Taylor, Filley, Nebraska, actor, Death Valley Days
1909 Samuel Yorty, Lincoln, Nebraska, Mayor-LA
1909 Max Baer, Omaha Nebraska, heavyweight boxing champ, 1934-35
1908 Frank Leahy, O'Neill Nebraska, football coach, Notre Dame
1907 Burrill Phillips, Omaha Nebraska, composer, Play Ball
1905 Henry Fonda, Grand Is, Nebraska, actor, Mr Roberts, On Golden Pond
1901 Charles Weidman, born in Nebraska, modern dancer and choreographer, Candide
1901 Mari Sandoz, Nebraska, author, Cheyenne Autumn
1899 Fred Astaire, born in Omaha, Nebraska, tap dancer/actor, Easter Parade, Swingtime
1899 -47 degrees F (-44 degrees C), Camp Clarke, Nebraska (state record)
1898 Adele Marie Astaire, born in Omaha, Nebraska, sister of Fred Astaire, entertainer
1896 Howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer and conductor, Nordic
1894 Civic organization, Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben founded in Omaha, Nebraska
1894 Clarence R Hennecke, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, Keystone Kops
1893 Harold Lloyd, Burchard, Nebraska, silent comic, Why Worry, Safety Last
1892 Lura Anson, Nebraska, entertainer
1891 Nebraska introduces 8 hour work day
1888 Joseph Henabery, born in Omaha, Nebraska, director, Cobra
1878 Grace Abbott, Grand Island, Nebraska, social worker, US Children Bureau
1872 Arbor day 1st celebrated in Nebraska, later changed to Apr 22
1867 Most of Nebraska becomes 37th U.S. state (expanded later)
1867 Nebraska becomes 37th U.S. state
1861 U.S. creates Dakota and Nevada Territories out of the Nebraska and Utah territories
1854 Territories of Kansas and Nebraska created
1832 Julius Sterling Morton, Nebraska, Gov-Neb, started Arbor Day
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