1874: H. Hallo, owner of the Lincoln Opera House, published a detailed account of the income and expenses of a charity ball held there. The amount left to distribute to the poor of Lincoln was $1.45.
1884: Lincoln was suffering from an epidemic of crime (particularly robberies) and drought.
1894: The Lincoln School Board announced an across-the-board cut in teacher salaries. Those who had received $55 a month were reduced to $45 a month.
1904: The Tekamah Opera House was destroyed by a storm.
1914: The heaviest rain reported in recent years fell in the Salt Creek Basin, flooding Lincoln Streets and filling a basement at 12th and O Streets. Tourists crowded the O Street Viaduct to watch the flood waters.
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1924: Nebraska Wesleyan University’s new library was dedicated in honor of Rachel Ann Lucas, who donated the first $125,000 toward the building’s construction.
1934: E. Guy Cutshall was re-elected chancellor of Nebraska Wesleyan University.
1944: High water eased south of Lincoln after threatening to flood the Salt Creek watershed. The danger of flash flooding was believed to have passed.
1954: Four died in a tornado in northeastern Nebraska that caused an estimated $500,000 in damage.
1964: Nebraska Republicans have elected a full slate of 10 at-large national convention delegates pledged to Sen. Barry Goldwater’s presidential bid.
1974: Construction workers were finishing the 15th and top floor of the new Lincoln Hilton hotel.
1984: A six-car crash on US 81 near Bruning injured 10 people. Authorities said poor visibility due to dust blowing across the road was a factor in the crash.
1994: Chandelle Renee Peacock, 22, a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was named Miss Nebraska USA. She was chosen from 15 finalists at the annual event in Omaha.
Ten educators from Lincoln and surrounding areas were chosen for a teacher exchange program with Japan.
2004: Ground has been turned for Nebraska’s first school powered by wind and solar energy at the Prairie Hill Learning Center. The new structure will be a “green building” and is expected to be completed by the end of August.
Flags fly this Memorial Day in Hallam to say “We remember and we are the survivors” of the recent tornado that destroyed Hallam.
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