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unusual facts about Meyer v. Nebraska


German language in the United States

After teaching German, even in private schools, was forbidden in Ohio, Iowa and Nebraska there was a 1923 Supreme Court case (Meyer v. Nebraska) which ruled those laws unconstitutional.


2011 Missouri River Flood

All six major dams along the Missouri River released record amounts of water to prevent overflow which led to flooding threatening several towns and cities along the river from Montana to Missouri; in particular Bismarck, North Dakota; Pierre, South Dakota; Dakota Dunes, South Dakota; South Sioux City, Nebraska, Sioux City, Iowa; Omaha, Nebraska; Kansas City, Missouri; Jefferson City, Missouri, as well as putting countless smaller towns at risk.

Alliance, Nebraska

The second half of Ann Patchett's 1997 novel The Magician's Assistant is set entirely in Alliance.

American Eagle Aircraft Corporation

Victor Roos, a co-founder of the 1921 Roos-Bellanca Aircraft Company in Omaha, Nebraska, had left a management position with the Swallow Aircraft Company in 1928, and was tapped to head the American Eagle-Lincoln Aircraft Corporation.

Amidon, North Dakota

When the 2010 census reported its population as 20 it became the second-smallest incorporated county seat after Brewster, Nebraska, population 17.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Raised in North Platte, Nebraska, she graduated in April 2001 from Brigham Young University with a degree in Community Health, and went to work as a secretary, teacher, and accountant at an alternative high school in Provo.

Boeing Model 40

February 26, 1928: A Boeing Air Transport Model 40B (c/n 891, registration NC280) crashed near Marquette, Nebraska after the aircraft struck trees when flying low to avoid air turbulence; the passenger was killed, but the pilot survived.

Color Me a Rainbow

The show was produced by Shepherd & Associates in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Cutler's Park

Historic Florence, Nebraska was built on its site, making use of what had been left when it was abandoned.

Dead letter office

Horror writer Clive Barker's book The Great and Secret Show features segments centered around the dead letter office at Omaha, Nebraska.

Dillard's

In 1988, Dillard's purchased the three-unit Miller & Paine chain in Lincoln, Nebraska, as well as more significantly, a half-interest and operational control of The Higbee Co., based in Cleveland, Ohio with partner Edward J. DeBartolo Corp.

Dwite Pedersen

He has worked with troubled youth for 35 years being a member of the Nebraska and National Associations of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors and a former Boys Town counselor and administrator.

Elaine Stuhr

Elaine Stuhr (born 1936) is a Nebraska state senator from Bradshaw, Nebraska in the Nebraska Legislature and farmer.

Elk Horn, Iowa

In 1896, the seminary was relocated and consolidated with Trinity Seminary at Dana College in Blair, Nebraska.

Exeter-Milligan Public School

The girls basketball team completed a perfect 28-0 season in the 2003-04 high school season winning the Nebraska Class D1 State High School Championship defeating Elm Creek in the championship game 57-46.

Fort Niobrara Wilderness

The Fort Niobrara Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska, near Valentine.

Fort Sidney

The 37th Infantry Regiment established "Sidney Station" at a point midway between the Platte Rivers, where the modern community of Sidney, Nebraska, now stands.

Gering, Nebraska

Friends, families, Gering High School classmates, and the Old Settlers reunion all congregate in Gering for a weekend full of activities.

Hastings, Nebraska

The museum currently houses the Lied Super Screen Theatre, McDonald Planetarium, and local and regional exhibits including the largest diorama of whooping and Sandhill cranes in the world.

Jacobson v. United States

Among its other targets had been another middle-aged Nebraska farmer, Bob Brase, of Shelby.

Jeri Southern

Born Genevieve Hering in Royal, Nebraska, Southern began playing piano at age three, and at age six started formal study in classical piano.

Jocelyn Brando

Jocelyn and Marlon Brando and their sister Frances grew up mostly in the Midwest—in Omaha, Nebraska, Evanston and Libertyville, Illinois, though the family also spent time in California.

Kimball Laundry Co. v. United States

In this case, the United States filed a petition in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska to condemn the plant of the Kimball Laundry Company in Omaha, Nebraska, for use by the Army.

KJFT

KJFT-LP, a low-power radio station (93.7 FM) licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Lawrence D. Miles

Lawrence Delos Miles (April 21, 1904 Harvard, Nebraska – August 1, 1985) was an American engineer, and the creator of Value engineering.

Leisha Hailey

Born in Okinawa, Japan to American parents, Hailey grew up in Bellevue, Nebraska and attended Bellevue West High School.

Lindsay, Nebraska

The company has retained a manufacturing facility in Lindsay, but is now headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska and its stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange with a ticker symbol of LNN.

Loma, Nebraska

Loma was a filming location and the primary setting of the 1995 film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (as the fictional village of Snydersville, Nebraska).

Media in Omaha, Nebraska

George Wells Parker, co-founder of the Hamitic League of the World, founded the New Era in Omaha from 1920 through until 1926.

Mike Ekeler

After seven years in private business for himself, Ekeler returned to the game when he began volunteer coaching for V. J. and Angela Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha, Nebraska from 1999 to 2001, and as an assistant coach at Manhattan High School in Manhattan, Kansas in 2002, back in the town where he had played for Kansas State almost a decade before.

Nebraska Outback

The outback is connected with the rest of Nebraska by way of four Nebraska byways: Bridges to Buttes Byway (Highway 20), the Outlaw Trail (Highway 12) and small sections of the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway (Highways 91/11), and the Sandhills Journey (Highway 2) in Blaine County.

Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Charles Sparks was born on December 31, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Patrick Michael Sparks, a professor of business, and Jill Emma Marie Sparks (née Thoene), a homemaker and an optometrist's assistant.

Omaha Flame

The Omaha Flame are an independent professional baseball team based in Omaha, Nebraska.

Otoe, Nebraska

The entry of the United States into World War I was followed by hostility toward all things German, which extended to a town that bore the name of Germany's capital.

Papillion, Nebraska

Following former Mayor James Blinn's resignation on July 7, 2009, city council president David Black became mayor of Papillion.

Paul W. Whear

His works have been performed by leading orchestras, such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, Rochester Civic Orchestra, Omaha Symphony, Lincoln Symphony, Charleston Symphony, the U.S. Navy Band and the Band of the Coldstream Guards, London.

Pender, Nebraska

European-American settlers founded the village in April 1885, naming it in honor of the Scottish politician and businessman Sir John Pender, a pioneer of the Transatlantic Cable.

Peru, Nebraska

The first attempt to settle the community occurred in 1853 when some residents of Peru, Illinois.

Philip Abbott

A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, Abbott was a secondary lead in several films of the 1950s and 1960s, including Miracle of the White Stallions (1963).

Pine Ridge, Nebraska

Whiteclay, Nebraska, known to the U.S. Census Bureau as "Pine Ridge, Nebraska"

Plains Historical Society

The Plains Historical Society, PHS, is located at 816 East 3rd Street Kimball, Nebraska.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln

On September 14, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed James D. Conley as Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, succeeding Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz.

Salt Creek tiger beetle

Its historical range is believed to have included similar habitat in extreme southern Saunders County.

Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Vic Marker - 3 time Midwest Golden Glove Boxer, who beat Archie Moore in the Golden Glove Finals in the late 1930s.

Sidney Black Hills Stage Road

The Sidney Black Hills Stage Road or Route was a trail connecting Sidney, Nebraska, Sidney Barracks, and the Union Pacific Railroad with Fort Robinson, Red Cloud Agency, Spotted Tail Agency, Custer City, Dakota Territory, and Deadwood, Dakota Territory between 1876 and 1887, when it was replaced

Texas Trail Stone Corral

The Texas Trail Stone Corral, near Imperial, Nebraska, was built in 1874 and is a rare surviving artifact of cattle drives along the Texas Trail.

Trevanian

He taught at Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, where he was chairman of the communications division.

Wahoo, Nebraska

Clarence William Anderson, author and illustrator of children's books, most notably the Billy and Blaze series

Webster Street Station

The Swedes in Omaha used the Webster Street Station to connect with their ethnic communities in Oakland, Pender, Wakefield, and Wausa.

William Harrison Folsom

Notably, he worked on columns for the Nebraska Territory capitol building, which were transported across the Missouri River from Council Bluffs to Omaha.

York, Nebraska

Logan Lynn - American musician, writer, composer, singer, producer and LGBT activist


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