This Day in History - July 4: Nebraska Governor designates Seward ‘Nebraska’s Official 4th of July City’
July 4, 1973 - Seward was designated “Nebraska’s Official Fourth of July City” by Governor J. James Exon in 1973.
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July 4, 1973 - Seward was designated “Nebraska’s Official Fourth of July City” by Governor J. James Exon in 1973.
July 3, 1901 - Independence Day celebrations started a day early in 1901, when a display of fireworks for sale at H. Hardy’s Ninety-nine Cent Store in Omaha was lit by a dropped match.
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June 29, 2023 - Beaver City was hit by a severe storm in the early morning hours on June 29, 2023.
On June 26, 2015 the Supreme Court ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples, with its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.
June 28, 2010 - The last College World Series game at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha was played in June 2010.
On June 20, 1975, “Jaws” opened in theaters and quickly became a cultural phenomenon.
June 21, 1967 - A bill designating “Beautiful Nebraska” as the new state song was signed into law by Governor Norbert Tiemann on June 21, 1967.
June 20, 1977 - Elvis Presley performed one of his final concerts at the Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln on June 20, 1977.
June 19, 2021 - Juneteenth became a federally recognized holiday in 2021, though the Nebraska state legislature first observed the day in 2009 with the passage of a legislative resolution.
June 17, 2020 - In June, 2020, a Burke High School graduate organized a petition to rename the school, gathering nearly 400 signatures.
June 14, 1956 - The Fort Robinson Museum was opened in June, 1956 by the Nebraska State Historical Society.
The bill included specifications that the seal was to be circular, with a steamboat on the Missouri River to represent the eastern part.
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the design of the U.S. flag, establishing 13 red and white stripes and 13 stars on a blue field.
June 13, 2019 - The first regular season MLB game played in Nebraska happened at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha on June 13, 2019.
On June 13, 2003, Lucile H. Bluford, editor, publisher, and co-owner of the Kansas City Call, died.
An early celebration in Omaha the previous October was attended by President and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.
Over 330 years ago on June 10, 1692, the first person to be tried for the Salem Witch Trials, Bridget Bishop, was hanged.
June 10,2016 - Part of the International Nutrition plant in Omaha reopened in June, 2016, about two years after two men died in a collapse at the production facility.
On June 7, 1979, the Texas Legislature officially recognized Juneteenth as a state holiday.
June 7, 2023 - A bronze sculpture of author Willa Cather was unveiled in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol on June 7, 2023.
On June 6, 1933, movie history was made with the opening of the first drive-in theater in Camden, New Jersey.
Nearly 60 years ago on June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy Sr. was fatally shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
June 5, 1913 - A Decoration Day celebration was reported on in the Seward Independent-Democrat newspaper on June 5, 1913. The celebration included readings and a parade.