Significant events in the history of

North Omaha, Nebraska North Omaha is a community area in Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States. It is bordered by Cuming and Dodge Streets on the south, Interstate 680 on the north, North 72nd Street on the west and the Missouri River and Carter Lake, Iowa on the ea ...

include the

Pawnee Pawnee initially refers to a Native American people and its language: * Pawnee people * Pawnee language Pawnee is also the name of several places in the United States: * Pawnee, Illinois * Pawnee, Kansas * Pawnee, Missouri * Pawnee City, Nebraska ...

, Otoe and

Sioux The Sioux or Oceti Sakowin (; Dakota: /otʃʰeːtʰi ʃakoːwĩ/) are groups of Native American tribes and First Nations peoples in North America. The modern Sioux consist of two major divisions based on language divisions: the Dakota and ...

nations; the African American community; Irish, Czech, and other European immigrants, and; several other populations. Several important settlements and towns were built in the area, as well as important social events that shaped the future of

Omaha Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest c ...

and the history of the nation. The timeline of North Omaha history extends to present, including recent controversy over schools.

Historical timeline

Pre-1850

*Pre-19th century Bands from the

, Otoe and

nations alternatively occupy the land now comprising North Omaha as hunting area *Early 19th century

nation uses the land now comprising North Omaha as hunting area *1804 Between August 3 and August 20, the

Lewis and Clark Expedition The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery was a select gr ...

traveled along the banks of the Missouri and camped in North Omaha near

Dodge Park N.P. Dodge Memorial Park, or simply Dodge Park, is a recreational area located at 11001 John J. Pershing Drive in North Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Located on the Missouri River, the park provides fishing, water skiing, and boating, as well ...

. There is speculation that Clark traveled in the area, possibly to the Belvedere Point Lookout. *1812

Manuel Lisa Manuel Lisa, also known as Manuel de Lisa (September 8, 1772 in New Orleans Louisiana (New Spain) – August 12, 1820 in St. Louis, Missouri), was a Spanish citizen and later, became an American citizen who, while living on the western frontier, ...

builds Fort Lisa north of Omaha and helps sway local tribes to support the US in the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It be ...

. *1819 The first

steamboat A steamboat is a boat that is marine propulsion, propelled primarily by marine steam engine, steam power, typically driving propellers or Paddle steamer, paddlewheels. Steamboats sometimes use the ship prefix, prefix designation SS, S.S. or S/S ...

to ply Nebraskan waters, the ''

Western Engineer The paddle steamer ''Western Engineer'' was the first steamboat on the Missouri River. It was purpose built after a design by Major Stephen Harriman Long by the Allegheny Arsenal in Pittsburgh, for the scientific party of the Yellowstone expedi ...

'', arrives at Fort Lisa. *1824

Cabanne's Trading Post Cabanne's Trading Post was established in 1822 by the American Fur Company as Fort Robidoux near present-day Dodge Park in North Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It was named for the influential fur trapper Joseph Robidoux. Soon after it was op ...

established in far North Omaha for the

American Fur Company The American Fur Company (AFC) was founded in 1808, by John Jacob Astor, a German immigrant to the United States. During the 18th century, furs had become a major commodity in Europe, and North America became a major supplier. Several British ...

owned by John Jacob Astor. *1846 Winter Quarters established in present-day

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...

as a hold-over of

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the ...

on their way from Nauvoo to

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

. 359 died and are buried in what is now called the

Mormon Pioneer Cemetery The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery is located at 3300 State Street in present-day Florence at the north end of Omaha, Nebraska. The Cemetery is the burial site of hundreds of Mormon pioneers who lived in Winter Quarters, a temporary settlement that la ...

. This area was the first city in the

Nebraska Territory The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska. The Nebrask ...

, called

Culter's Park Winter Quarters was an encampment formed by approximately 2,500 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they waited during the winter of 1846–47 for better conditions for their trek westward. It followed a preliminary te ...

by its 2500 residents. Although it only existed for two years, the city had a mayor and city council, 24 policemen and fireguards, various administrative committees, and a town square for public meetings.

1851-1900

*1855

makes a bid to become the Nebraska State Capitol, but loses to Omaha. *1855

Scriptown Scriptown was the name of the first subdivision in the history of Omaha, which at the time was located in Nebraska Territory. It was called "Scriptown" because scrip was used as payment, similar to how a company would pay employees when regular mone ...

is platted for legislators in the Nebraska Territorial Legislature. *1856 The town of Saratoga is founded within today's North Omaha. *1856 Prospect Hill Cemetery was set out in a plat by Moses F. Shinn. *1856 East Omaha is annexed to Omaha. *1863

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is founded at the location of present-day North 24th and Grand Streets. *1863 The

Storz Brewery The Storz Brewing Company was located at 1807 North 16th Street in North Omaha, Nebraska. Established from a company started in 1863, Storz Brewing began in 1876 by Gottlieb Storz and was owned by the Storz family until 1966; the brewery ceased op ...

is founded along North 16th Street. *1865 The oldest African American congregation in Nebraska, St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church, is founded in North Omaha. *1868 Nebraska's first high school graduates come from

in North Omaha. *1868 The Sherman Barracks are built in the location of present-day North Omaha. *1875 A farmhouse is built along present-day North 24th Street that is eventually expanded into the

Redick Mansion The Redick Mansion, also known as the Mayne Mansion and Redick Hall, was located at 3612 North 24th Street in North Omaha, Nebraska. It served as the first home of Omaha University, now known as the University of Nebraska at Omaha, from 1909 throu ...

. *1875 Purchased by the Omaha Driving Park Association, the Omaha Driving Park was the original site of the Douglas County Fair starting in 1858. *1877 The Saratoga Bend is "cut off" from the Missouri River by a flood, forming what originally called Cutoff Lake. Vacation cabins on the east side of the lake eventually become the town of

Carter Lake, Iowa Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. A suburb of Omaha, Nebraska, it sits surrounding the south and west sides of the region's major airport, Eppley Airfield. It is separated from the rest of Iowa by the Missouri ...

. *1878 The Sherman Barracks are renamed

Fort Omaha Fort Omaha, originally known as Sherman Barracks and then Omaha Barracks, is an Indian War-era United States Army supply installation. Located at 5730 North 30th Street, with the entrance at North 30th and Fort Streets in modern-day North Omaha, ...

by the US government. *1879

General Crook House The General George Crook House Museum is located in Fort Omaha. The Fort is located in the Miller Park neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, and is a contr ...

completed at Fort Omaha. *1879 The first acknowledgment of Native Americans' human rights by the US Government occurs during the trial of ''

Standing Bear v. Crook Standing Bear (c. 1829–1908) (Ponca official orthography: Maⁿchú-Naⁿzhíⁿ/Macunajin;U.S. Indian Census Rolls, 1885 Ponca Indians of Dakota other spellings: Ma-chú-nu-zhe, Ma-chú-na-zhe or Mantcunanjin pronounced ) was a Ponca chief a ...

''. *1883

Buffalo Bill William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years ...

founds the Wild West, Rocky Mountain and Prairie Exhibition in North Omaha. *1883 The Kountze Place neighborhood was formed. *1883 Holy Family Catholic Church is built at the intersections of 18th and Izard Streets. *1887 Saratoga was annexed into Omaha. *1887 The area that became the Bemis Park neighborhood was annexed into Omaha. *1887 The Kountze Place neighborhood is annexed into Omaha. *1887 The John P. Bay House is built at North 20th and Binney Streets. *1889 The Orchard Hill neighborhood is established. *1889 The Bemis Park neighborhood is platted. *1889 The new Gold Coast neighborhood is platted. *1889

Kountze Park Kountze Park is an urban public park located at 1920 Pinkney Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska, in the United States. The Park is historically significant as the site of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition of 1898. A ...

is accepted as a gift from

Augustus Kountze Augustus Kountze (November 19, 1826–April 30, 1892) was an American businessman based in Omaha, Nebraska, Kountze, Texas and New York City. He founded a late 19th-century national banking dynasty along with his brothers Charles, Herman an ...

to the City of Omaha. *1890 Cutoff Lake was renamed Carter Lake and the city of Omaha formed

Levi Carter Park Levi Carter Park is located at 3100 Abbott Drive in East Omaha, Nebraska. It was named after one of Omaha's original industrialists, Levi Carter, who ran a white lead smelter in the area. History As recently as 1876, Levi Carter Park was the wes ...

. *1891 African American George Smith lynched in North Omaha for "leering at a white woman." *1891 The

Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary The Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary was located at 3303 North 21st Place in North Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Opened in 1891 in downtown Omaha, the institution moved to the Kountze Place neighborhood in North Omaha in 1902 and closed ...

is founded at 3303 North 21st Place. *1892 Dr.

Matthew Ricketts Matthew Oliver Ricketts (April 3, 1858 – January 3, 1917) was an American politician and physician. He was the first African-American member of the Nebraska Legislature, where he served two terms in the Nebraska House of Representatives (th ...

, a physician in North Omaha, is the first African American man elected to the

Nebraska State Legislature The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators", the Nebraska Legislature is the sm ...

. *1897 Future political writer and activist

George Wells Parker George Wells Parker (September 18, 1882 – July 28, 1931) was an African-American political activist, historian, public intellectual, and writer who co-founded the Hamitic League of the World. Biography George Wells Parker's parents were b ...

begins attending

Creighton University Creighton University is a private Jesuit research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergra ...

, later rallying African Americans in the Hamitic League of the World. *1897 The Sherman, one of the first apartment buildings in Omaha, is completed along North 16th Street. *1898 The

Trans-Mississippi Exposition The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition was a world's fair held in Omaha, Nebraska from June 1 to November 1 of 1898. Its goal was to showcase the development of the entire West, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Co ...

was held in north Omaha from June 1 to October 31, 1898. Its ornate grounds were created to highlight the economic, cultural and artistic achievements of the individuals who lived in the Midwest. All of the buildings, which housed over 5000 exhibits, were built as temporary structures. Today there is a monument in North Omaha's Kountze Park, the former site of the exposition. *1898 Protesters in the Walnut Hill suburb of North Omaha take over several streetcars in their neighborhood to protest poor public transportation conditions. *1899 The Greater America Exposition held on the same site with many of the same features at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition.

1901-1950

*1902 The Sacred Heart Catholic Church is completed at 22nd and Binney Streets. *1903 Dr. Ricketts leaves Omaha, and Jack Broomfield, owner of a notorious saloon in

downtown Omaha Downtown Omaha is the central business, government and social core of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, U.S. state of Nebraska. The boundaries are Omaha's 20th Street on the west to the Missouri River on the east and the centerline ...

, becomes the de facto political leader of Omaha's African American community. *1903 The George F. Shepard House is completed at North 18th and Wirt Streets. *1904 The George H. Kelly House is completed at North 19th and Binney Streets. *1907 The

Webster Telephone Exchange Building The Webster Telephone Exchange Building is located in North Omaha, Nebraska. It was designed by the well-known Omaha architect Thomas Rogers Kimball. After the Easter Sunday Tornado of 1913, the building was used as the center of recovery operatio ...

is built by the Nebraska Telephone Company at 22nd and Lake Streets. *1908 The

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is established at the Fort Omaha Balloon School. *1908

Omaha University The University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha or UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally ...

is founded in the Redick Mansion at North 24th and Pratt Streets. *1909 The

Charles Storz House The Charles Storz House is located at 1901 Wirt Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. The Arts and Crafts style house was designed by the Omaha Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the ...

is built at North 19th and Wirt Streets. *1910

Gifford Park Gifford Park is a historic neighborhood in midtown Omaha, Nebraska. It is roughly bounded by the North Freeway on the east, North 38th Street on the west, Dodge Street on the south and Cuming Street on the north. Its namesake park was added to t ...

is platted. *1910 Boxer Jack Johnson wins an upset title match in

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, setting off riots across the U.S. In Omaha white mobs prowl North Omaha looking for blacks to victimize, wounding several and killing one. *1910 North Presbyterian Church is built along North 24th Street. *1910 The Lizzie Robinson House is built at 28th and Corby Streets. *1912 Local chapter of NAACP founded. *1913 The Zion Baptist Church, designed by future master architect Clarence W. Wigington, is completed. *1913 Renowned Jewish author Tillie Olsen moves to North Omaha's Jewish community as a young child. *1913 Easter Sunday tornado kills dozens and destroys countless blocks of North Omaha. *1913 Bandleader and vocalist Anna Mae Winburn is born in North Omaha. *1913 The George F. Shepard House is completed at North 18th and Wirt Streets. *1913 Clarence Wigington's award-winning design for the

Broomfield Rowhouse The Broomfield Rowhouse is located at 2502-2504 Lake Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. It was designed by African American architect Clarence W. Wigington, who was later regarded as a master in his field. His desi ...

is completed at North 25th and Lake Streets. *1914 Noted

Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. At the t ...

writer

Wallace Thurman Wallace Henry Thurman (August 16, 1902 – December 22, 1934) was an American novelist active during the Harlem Renaissance. He also wrote essays, worked as an editor, and was a publisher of short-lived newspapers and literary journals. He is be ...

completes

grammar school A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching Latin, but more recently an academically oriented secondary school ...

in North Omaha. *1915 The

Lincoln Motion Picture Company The Lincoln Motion Picture Company was an American film production company founded in 1916 by Noble Johnson and George Perry Johnson. Noble Johnson was president of the company, and the secretary was actor Clarence A. Brooks. Dr. James T. Smit ...

was founded in North Omaha to produce black films. *1917 Florence is annexed by the City of Omaha. *1917 Redick Mansion is demolished. *1919 Rioters lynch Will Brown and pillage North Omaha during the

Omaha Race Riot of 1919 The Omaha Race Riot occurred in Omaha, Nebraska, September 28–29, 1919. The race riot resulted in the lynching of Will Brown, a black civilian; the death of two white rioters; the injuries of many Omaha Police Department officers and civili ...

. *1919 The first African American pilot from North Omaha, future

Tuskegee Airman The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of primarily African American military pilots (fighter and bomber) and airmen who fought in World War II. They formed the 332d Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group (Medium) of the United States Arm ...

Alfonza W. Davis, is born in North Omaha. *1920s First wave of

white flight White flight or white exodus is the sudden or gradual large-scale migration of white people from areas becoming more racially or ethnoculturally diverse. Starting in the 1950s and 1960s, the terms became popular in the United States. They refer ...

from near North Omaha following the riots, with whites leaving the area en masse from Cuming north to Kountze. *1920s Earl Little founded Omaha chapter of

Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) is a black nationalist fraternal organization founded by Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican immigrant to the United States, and Amy Ashwood Garvey. The Pan-African o ...

. *1921 Noted songwriter, bandleader and saxophonist

Preston Love Preston Haynes Love (April 26, 1921 – February 12, 2004) was an American saxophonist, bandleader, and songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska, United States, best known as a sideman for jazz and rhythm and blues artists like Count Basie and Ray Char ...

is born in Omaha. *1923 The third high school in Omaha, Technical High School, is opened. *1923 The

Jewell Building The Jewell Building is a city landmark in North Omaha, Nebraska. Built in 1923, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 2221 North 24th Street, the building was home to the Dreamland Ballroom for more than 40 years, a ...

is completed. *1925

Malcolm X Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of I ...

born in North Omaha. *1927 Omaha chapter of the

Urban League The National Urban League, formerly known as the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, is a nonpartisan historic civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of economic and social justice for African Am ...

is formed. *1929 The

Harry Buford House The Harry Buford House is a historic house located at 1804 North 30th Street in North Omaha, Nebraska. Built in 1929 in a Period Revival style, it was designated a landmark by the City of Omaha in 1983. History Harry Buford was an African America ...

, later listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is completed along North 30th Street. *1930s

Midwestern The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of the United States. ...

territorial band Cotton Club Boys are formed in North Omaha. *1930s Renowned bandleader

Red Perkins Frank Shelton "Red" Perkins (December 26, 1890 – September 27, 1976) was an American jazz trumpet player, singer, and bandleader. Perkins led of one of the oldest Omaha, Nebraska-based jazz territory bands, The Dixie Ramblers, and saw his gre ...

moves to North Omaha. *1934 Renowned bandleader

Nat Towles Nat Towles (August 10, 1905 – January 1963) was an American musician, jazz and big band leader popular in his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, North Omaha, Nebraska and Chicago, Illinois. He was also music educator in Austin, Texas. The ...

takes up residence in North Omaha. *1938 The

Logan Fontenelle Housing Project The Logan Fontenelle Housing Project was a historic public housing site located from 20th to 24th Streets, and from Paul to Seward Streets in the historic Near North Side neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It was built in 1938 by the P ...

is built at 20th and Paul Streets. *1938 Omaha University moves from North Omaha. *1938 ''

The Omaha Star ''The'' ''Omaha Star'' is a newspaper founded in 1938 in North Omaha, Nebraska, by Mildred Brown and her husband S. Edward Gilbert. Housed in the historic Omaha Star building in the Near North Side neighborhood, today the ''Omaha Star'' is the on ...

'', the only African American newspaper in Nebraska, is founded at 2216 North 24th Street. *1943 The Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary was permanently closed. *1947

DePorres Club The DePorres Club was an early pioneer organization in the Civil Rights Movement in Omaha, Nebraska, whose "goals and tactics foreshadowed the efforts of civil rights activists throughout the nation in the 1960s." The club was an affiliate of COR ...

starts campaign for nonviolent social change against racial discrimination in North Omaha. *1947 Future business leader

Cathy Hughes Catherine Liggins Hughes (born Catherine Elizabeth Woods; April 22, 1947) is an American entrepreneur, radio and television personality and business executive. She has been listed as the second-richest Black woman in the United States. She found ...

is born to

Helen Jones Woods Helen Elizabeth Jones Woods (October 9 or November 14, 1923 – July 25, 2020) was an American jazz and swing trombone player renowned for her performances with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. She was inducted into the Omaha Black Mu ...

. *1950 Whitney Young becomes the president of the

in North Omaha.

1951-2000

*1954 The North Presbyterian Church is

racially integrated Racial integration, or simply integration, includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation). In addition to desegregation, integration includes goals such as leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity ...

and renamed

Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church, located at 3105 North 24th Street, was formed in 1954 as an integrated congregation in North Omaha, Nebraska. Originally called the North Presbyterian Church, the City of Omaha has reported, "Calvin Memorial ...

. *1958 Rev. Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 ...

visits North Omaha. *1961 Trumpeter and big band leader

Lloyd Hunter Lloyd Hunter (May 4, 1910–month and date unknown, 1961) was an American trumpeter and big band leader from North Omaha, Nebraska.(nd"Jammin’ For the Jackpot: Big Bands and Territory Bands of the 30s" New World Records, p. 10. . Biography Hunt ...

died in North Omaha. *1960s Second wave of white flight from further North Omaha as whites begin to leave the area en masse from Kountze to Miller Park. *1962 Community leader Bertha Calloway founded the Negro Historical Society. *1966 The documentary ''

A Time for Burning ''A Time for Burning'' is a 1966 American documentary film that explores the attempts of the minister of Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska, to persuade his all-white congregation to reach out to " Negro" Lutherans in the city's nort ...

'' is released and nominated for an

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. *1966 On July 5 the National Guard is called to quell two days of rioting among African Americans in North Omaha. *1968 Riots erupt in North Omaha in response to

assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died at ...

*1968 Robert F. Kennedy visits Omaha in his quest to become president. *1969 Riots erupt on June 24 after an Omaha police officer fatally shoots teenager Vivian Strong in the

Logan Fontenelle Housing Projects The Logan Fontenelle Housing Project was a historic public housing site located from 20th to 24th Streets, and from Paul to Seward Streets in the historic Near North Side neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It was built in 1938 by the P ...

.(n.d.
Distilled in Black and White
''Omaha Reader''. *1970 On August 17 a bombing occurs at a house at 2867 Ohio Street, killing one policeman.

Black Panther A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been ...

members are implicated, leading to the Rice/Poindexter Case. *1970s The

North Omaha Freeway U.S. Highway 75 (US 75) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs for from Dallas, Texas to Kittson County, Minnesota where it ends just short of the Canada–United States border. Within the State of Nebraska it is a sta ...

is constructed, thereby splitting North Omaha in half with severe negative impacts on the community. *1972 The Storz Brewery closes permanently. *1976

Native Omaha Days Native Omahan Days is a bi-ennial event in North Omaha, Nebraska celebrating the community's historical and cultural legacies. Held since 1976, the Native Omaha Days include picnics, family reunions, class reunions and a large parade. The event is l ...

is celebrated for the first time. *1976 Bertha Calloway opens the

Great Plains Black History Museum The Great Plains Black History Museum currently resides on the first floor of the historic Jewell Building in North Omaha, Nebraska. It was formerly located at 2213 Lake Street in the Near North Side neighborhood in North Omaha. It was housed i ...

in the Webster Telephone Exchange Building. *1990s Third wave of "white flight" from far North Omaha as whites move en masse from Redick north to Craig Street, the informal dividing line between North Omaha and Florence.

2000-present

*2004

died in North Omaha. *2006 Senator

Ernie Chambers Ernest William Chambers (born July 10, 1937) is an American politician and civil rights activist who represented North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature from 1971 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2021. He could not run in 2 ...

forwards a bill through the

to divide

Omaha Public Schools Omaha Public Schools (OPS) is the largest school district in the state of Nebraska, United States. This public school district serves a diverse community of about 52,000 students at over 80 elementary and secondary schools in Omaha. Its district ...

along racial lines. *2009 Senator Chambers is forced out of office due to a term limits law created to stop him from serving beyond his 38 years in the Nebraska Legislature. He was the longest-serving state senator in the history of Nebraska.

Related publications

* Fletcher Sasse, Adam (2016) ''North Omaha History: Volume 1''. Olympia, WA: CommonAction Publishing. * Fletcher Sasse, Adam (2016) ''North Omaha History: Volume 2''. Olympia, WA: CommonAction Publishing. * Fletcher Sasse, Adam (2016) ''North Omaha History: Volume 3''. Olympia, WA: CommonAction Publishing.

External links

North Omaha History
website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Timeline Of North Omaha, Nebraska History

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