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Migrating sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis) depart their overnight roosting area in the Platte River near Kearney, Nebraska, at dawn (2015).

Nebraska (/nəˈbræskə/ ^ⓘ nə-BRASS-kə) is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. Nebraska is the 16th largest state by land area, with just over 77,220 square miles (200,000 km²). With a population of over 1.9 million, it is the 37th most populous state and the 7th least densely populated. Its capital is Lincoln, and its most populous city is Omaha, which is on the Missouri River. Nebraska was admitted into the United States in 1867, two years after the end of the American Civil War. The Nebraska Legislature is unlike any other American legislature in that it is unicameral, and its members are elected without any official reference to political party affiliation.

Nebraska is composed of two major land regions: the Dissected Till Plains and the Great Plains. The Dissected Till Plains region consists of gently rolling hills and contains the state's largest cities, Omaha and Lincoln. The Great Plains region, occupying most of western Nebraska, is characterized by treeless prairie. Eastern Nebraska has a humid continental climate while western Nebraska is primarily semi-arid. The state has wide variations between winter and summer temperatures; the variations decrease in southern Nebraska. Violent thunderstorms and tornadoes occur primarily during spring and summer, and sometimes in autumn. Chinook wind tends to warm the state significantly in the winter and early spring.

Indigenous peoples, including Omaha, Missouria, Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and various branches of the Lakota (Sioux) tribes, lived in the region for thousands of years before European discovery and exploration. The state is crossed by many historic trails, including that of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad through Nebraska and passage of the Homestead Acts led to rapid growth in the population of American settlers in the 1870s and 1880s and the development of a large agriculture sector for which the state is known to this day. (Full article...)

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Monument at Mud Springs Pony Express station site

The Battle of Mud Springs took place February 4–6, 1865, in Nebraska between the U.S. army and warriors of the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes. It was part of a series of retaliations by the Native American alliance after the U.S. army committed the Sand Creek Massacre. The battle was inconclusive, although the Indians succeeded in capturing some Army horses and a herd of several hundred cattle.

Mud Springs is located 8 mi northwest of Dalton, Nebraska, and is today a National Historic Site. (Full article...)

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Constance Virginia Kies (December 13, 1934 – November 30, 1993) was an American nutrition scientist and dietitian. Kies worked as a public school teacher for three years before going against the traditional gender norms of her time and completing an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Over the duration of her 30-year career at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kies researched nutritional biochemistry. She demonstrated relationships between minerals, proteins, and dietary fiber through pioneering human subject research. Her findings led to advancements in human knowledge of copper and protein metabolism. She was honored with the Borden Award and was a fellow of the American College of Nutrition. Kies was a feminist and a member of the National Organization for Women and the Women's Equity Action League. She died of uterine cancer three months after her diagnosis. (Full article...)

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Stephen Dee Richards Jake Diekman Doris Stevens Alex Gordon Solomon Butcher Adele Astaire Jaime King Jake Diekman Henry Fonda Sam Crawford Bill Rumler Alfred D. Jones Catherine Clarke Fenselau Bob Gibson William A. Paxton Wynonie Harris Evelyn Hooker Dave Hoppen Hiram Chase David Domina Bill Orr (Nebraska first gentleman) Fred Astaire Warren Buffett Gerald Ford Antonine Barada

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Image 1Köppen climate types of Nebraska, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Nebraska)
Image 2Nebraska National Forest (from Nebraska)
Image 3Homesteaders in central Nebraska in 1888
(from Nebraska)
Image 4The Oglala National Grassland near Chadron, Nebraska (from History of Nebraska)
Image 5"Crow Dog", a Brulé Native American in 1898. (from History of Nebraska)
Image 6Football game at the University of Nebraska on September 6, 2008 (from Nebraska)

Map of counties in Nebraska by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Non-Hispanic White

40–50%

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

90%+

Native American

60–70%

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Image 8Köppen climate types of Nebraska, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Nebraska)
Image 9A Dinohippus fossil horse from the late Pliocene found at Ashfall State Historical Park near Royal (from History of Nebraska)
Image 10Winter at Scotts Bluff National Monument (from Nebraska)
Image 11Winter at Scotts Bluff National Monument (from Nebraska)
Image 12Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Nebraska)
Image 13Population density in Nebraska (from Nebraska)
Image 14Nebraska National Forest (from Nebraska)
Image 15A map of Nebraska (from Nebraska)
Image 16Football game at the University of Nebraska on September 6, 2008 (from Nebraska)
Image 17Population density in Nebraska (from Nebraska)
Image 18Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from Nebraska)
Image 19Omaha, Nebraska's largest city (from Nebraska)
Image 20The Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln (from Nebraska)
Image 21Ethnic origins in Nebraska (from Nebraska)
Image 22Map of counties in Nebraska by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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- Non-Hispanic White
    40–50%
  
    50–60%
  
    60–70%
  
    70–80%
  
    80–90%
  
    90%+
  
  Native American
    60–70%
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Image 23Homesteaders in central Nebraska in 1888
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Image 24Homesteaders in central Nebraska in 1866 (from History of Nebraska)
Image 25Wagon train headed to California (from History of Nebraska)
Image 26Nebraska grain bins and elevator (from Nebraska)
Image 27Nebraska in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate area of the future state highlighted (from Nebraska)
Image 28The Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln (from Nebraska)
Image 29Omaha, Nebraska's largest city (from Nebraska)
Image 30Nebraska in 1718, Guillaume de L'Isle map, with the approximate area of the future state highlighted (from Nebraska)
Image 31A cropduster in agrarian Nebraska, far west of Omaha (from Nebraska)
Image 32Ethnic origins in Nebraska (from Nebraska)
Image 331859 map of route from Sioux City, Iowa, through Nebraska, to gold fields of Wyoming, partially following old Mormon trails. (from History of Nebraska)
Image 34A land offer from the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, 1872 (from History of Nebraska)
Image 35A map of Nebraska (from Nebraska)
Image 36Nebraska grain bins and elevator (from Nebraska)
Image 37A cropduster in agrarian Nebraska, far west of Omaha (from Nebraska)

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... that Kimball County, Nebraska, was named after railroad executive Thomas Lord Kimball?
... that after it broadcast for the last time, KHAT became Rock Steady and was part of a Triathlon?
... that Nebraska TV station Big 8 was a big bust, losing nearly $5 million between 1983 and 1986?
... that the Elmwood Tower may have once been the tallest building in Omaha?
... that Nebraska's "Itch" Oehlrich was lured by the "scratch" of $100 per game to play in the National Football League?
... that the Enterprise, a black newspaper in Omaha, supported a separate African American department at the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition?

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Largest cities

2014 Rank	City	2016 Estimate^[1]	2010 Census^[2]	Change	County
1	Omaha	446,970	408,958	+9.29%	Douglas
2	Lincoln	280,364	258,379	+8.51%	Lancaster
3	Bellevue	53,505	50,137	+6.72%	Sarpy
4	Grand Island	51,517	48,520	+6.18%	Hall
5	Kearney	33,520	30,787	+8.88%	Buffalo
6	Fremont	26,519	26,397	+0.46%	Dodge
7	Hastings	24,991	24,907	+0.34%	Adams
8	North Platte	24,110	24,733	−2.52%	Lincoln
9	Norfolk	24,348	24,210	+0.57%	Madison
10	Columbus	22,851	22,111	+3.35%	Platte
11	Papillion	19,597	18,894	+3.72%	Sarpy
12	La Vista	17,143	15,758	+8.79%	Sarpy
13	Scottsbluff	14,883	15,039	−1.04%	Scotts Bluff
14	South Sioux City	13,120	13,353	−1.74%	Dakota
15	Beatrice	12,362	12,459	−0.78%	Gage

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^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved 9 June 2015.^{[dead link]}

[1] "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

[2] "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved 9 June 2015.^{[dead link]}