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The following important events in the history of [[Nebraska|Nebraska]] affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements.  
The following important events in the history of [[Nebraska|Nebraska]] affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements.  


*'''1803''': Nebraska was part of the Louisiana Territory when it was purchased by the United States from France.  
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*'''1804-1824:''' United States government explorers visited the region and described it as a vast wasteland. The resulting myth of the Great American Desert delayed significant white settlement in Nebraska.  
|-
*'''1813-1827:''' Trading posts and forts were established near present-day Omaha.  
! scope="col" width="110" | Dates
*'''1823:''' First settlement at Bellevue  
! scope="col" width="500" | Events
*'''1830-1854:''' Nebraska was part of an area designated as Indian Territory. Between 1833 and 1876, Indian tribes ceded all Nebraska claims to the United States government.  
|-
*'''1840s-1860s:'''Pioneer wagons heading west passed through the Platte Valley over the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails.  
| '''1803'''  
*'''16 March 1854:''' The Omaha Indians ceded to U.S. government.  
| Nebraska was part of the Louisiana Territory when it was purchased by the United States from France.
*'''30 May 1854:''' The Kansas-Nebraska Act established the Nebraska Territory. The creation of the Colorado and Dakota territories in 1861 and the Idaho Territory in 1863 reduced Nebraska to nearly its present size. Lands in Boyd and Thurston counties were received from South Dakota in 1890.  
|-
*'''3 April 1860 - 24 October 1861:''' [[Pony Express]]  
| '''1804-1824'''  
*'''1863:''' The first claim under the Homestead Act was staked near Beatrice.  
| United States government explorers visited the region and described it as a vast wasteland. The resulting myth of the Great American Desert delayed significant white settlement in Nebraska.
*'''1865:'''The first railroad to the Pacific Coast was begun at Omaha. It was completed in 1869.  
|-
*'''1 March 1867:''' Nebraska became a state.  
| '''1813-1827'''  
*'''1868: '''Sioux Indian land cession  
| Trading posts and forts were established near present-day Omaha.
*'''1875-6 May 1877:''' Chief Crazy Horse and 900 warriors surrendered at Camp Robinson, Nebraska. The Sioux had been on the warpath since 1875.  
|-
*'''1877:''' Sioux Indian Black Hill land cession  
| '''1823'''  
*'''1870-1890:''' Nebraska's greatest population growth occurred in the post-Civil War boom as settlers arrived from the eastern United States and northern Europe.  
| First settlement at Bellevue.
*'''1898:''' Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines.  
|-
*'''1904:''' The Kinkaid Homestead Act opened the last range land in northwestern Nebraska to settlement.  
| '''1830-1854'''  
*'''1917–1918:''' More than 26 million men from the United States ages 18 through 45 registered with the Selective Service. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I World War I] over 4.7 million American men and women served during the war.  
| Nebraska was part of an area designated as Indian Territory. Between 1833 and 1876, Indian tribes ceded all Nebraska claims to the United States government.
*'''1930's:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression The Great Depression] closed many factories and mills. Many small farms were abandoned, and many families moved to cities.  
|-
*'''1940–1945:''' Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. Over 16.3 million American men and women served in the armed forces during [http://www.worldwar-2.net/ World War II].  
| '''1840s-1860s'''  
*'''1950–1953:''' Over 5.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.korean-war.com/ Korean War].  
| Pioneer wagons heading west passed through the Platte Valley over the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails.
*'''1950's–1960's''' The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances.  
|-
*'''1964–1972:''' Over 8.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War].
| '''1854'''  
| March 16 - The Omaha Indians ceded to U.S. government.
|-
| '''1854'''  
| March 30 - The Kansas-Nebraska Act established the Nebraska Territory. The creation of the Colorado and Dakota territories in 1861 and the Idaho Territory in 1863 reduced Nebraska to nearly its present size. Lands in Boyd and Thurston counties were received from South Dakota in 1890.
|-
| '''1860 - 1861'''
| 3 April 1860 - 24 October 1861 - [[Pony Express]]
|-
| '''1863'''  
| The first claim under the Homestead Act was staked near Beatrice.
|-
| '''1865'''  
| The first railroad to the Pacific Coast was begun at Omaha. It was completed in 1869.
|-
| '''1867'''  
| March 1 - Nebraska became a state.
|-
| '''1868'''  
| Sioux Indian land cession.
|-
| '''1877'''  
| May 6 - Chief Crazy Horse and 900 warriors surrendered at Camp Robinson, Nebraska. The Sioux had been on the warpath since 1875.
|-
| '''1877'''  
| Sioux Indian Black Hill land cession.
|-
| '''1870-1890'''  
| Nebraska's greatest population growth occurred in the post-Civil War boom as settlers arrived from the eastern United States and northern Europe.
|-
| '''1898'''  
| Over 300,000 men were involved in the [http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/ Spanish-American War] which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines.
|-
| '''1904'''  
| The Kinkaid Homestead Act opened the last range land in northwestern Nebraska to settlement.
|-
| '''1917–1918'''  
| More than 26 million men from the United States ages 18 through 45 registered with the Selective Service. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I World War I] over 4.7 million American men and women served during the war.
|-
| '''1930's'''  
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression The Great Depression] closed many factories and mills. Many small farms were abandoned, and many families moved to cities.
|-
| '''1940–1945'''  
| Over 50.6 million men ages 18 to 65 registered with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Training_and_Service_Act_of_1940 Selective Service]. Over 16.3 million American men and women served in the armed forces during [http://www.worldwar-2.net/ World War II].
|-
| '''1950–1953'''  
| Over 5.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.korean-war.com/ Korean War].
|-
| '''1950's–1960's'''  
| The building of [http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/ interstate highways] made it easier for people to move long distances.
|-
| '''1964–1972'''  
| Over 8.7 million American men and women served in the [http://www.vietnamwar.com/ Vietnam War].
|}


== Historical Content  ==
== Historical Content  ==
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