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2002 Rose Bowl, Miami Hurricanes beat Nebraska Cornhuskers 37 - 14
1996 Nebraska and Penn State are 5th and 6th major colleges to win 700 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 1965 Nicholas Sparks, born in Omaha, Nebraska, bestselling author, writer, novelist, wrote, 'A Walk to Remember', author of novels including, 'Nights in Rodanthe', 'The Last Song', 'The Notebook' 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 1946 Buddy Miles, born in Omaha, Nebraska, George Allen Miles, Jr., drummer, member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, played with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon 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 1942 Jon Kyl, born in Oakland, Nebraska, Representative-R-Arizona 1987 - 1995, Senator-R-Arizona 1995 - 1941 Peter Hoagland, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Representative-D-Nebraska 1989 - 1995 1941 Dick Cheney, born in Lincoln Nebraska, Representative-R-Wyoming 1979 - 1989, George H. W. Bush's Secretary of Defense, 1989 - 1993, vice president 2001 - 2009 1940 Paul Williams, born in Omaha, Nebraska, singer/composer/actor, Planet of the Apes 1940 Skip Stephenson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, comedian, Real People 1940 Ed Zschau, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Representative-R-California 1983 - 1987 1939 Doug Bereuter, born in York, Nebraska, Representative-R-Nebraska 1979 - 2004 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 1935 Pete Peterson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Representative-D-Florida 1991 - 1997 1934 Valentine J Peter, born in Omaha, Nebraska, priest, Boy's Town 1985- 1934 Nick Nolte, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, Teachers, 48 hours, Rich Man Poor Man 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 1929 Bill Barrett, born in Lexington, Nebraska, Representative-R-Nebraska, 1991 - 2001 1928 Edward Zorinsky, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Senator-D-Nebraska, 1976 - 1987 1928 Jan Meyers, born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Representative-R-Kansas 1985 - 1997 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, orchestra leader, Kate Smith Show 1922 Coleen Gray, Staplehurst Nebraska, actress, Apache Drums 1922 Melvin R. Laird, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Representative-R-Michigan 1953 - 1969, U.S. Secretary of Defense 1969 - 1973 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 Tillie Olsen, born in Nebraska, writer, considered the first generation of American feminists 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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