• The community of Greeks in Omaha, Nebraska, has a history that extends back to the 1880s. After they originally moved to the city following work with...
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  • The Greek Town riot was a race riot that took place in South Omaha, Nebraska, on February 21, 1909, during which several Greeks were wounded or injured...
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    Omaha (/ˈoʊməhɑː/ OH-mə-hah) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern...
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    South Omaha is a former city and current district of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. During its initial development phase the town's nickname was "The...
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  • African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska, are central to the development and growth of the 43rd largest city in the United States. While population statistics...
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    The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the...
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  • Movement in Omaha, Nebraska African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska Greeks in Omaha, Nebraska Timeline of riots and civil unrest in Omaha, Nebraska Racial...
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  • Racial tension in Omaha, Nebraska occurred mostly because of the city's volatile mixture of high numbers of new immigrants from southern and eastern Europe...
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  • in Omaha, Nebraska have lived in the city since its organization by Anglo-Americans in 1854. Native Americans of various nations lived in the Omaha territory...
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    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...
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  • Crime in Omaha, Nebraska has varied widely, ranging from Omaha's early years as a frontier town with typically widespread gambling and prostitution, to...
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  • Greektown (redirect from Greek Town)
    Greek communities in the USA. Greek Americans Greeks in Syracuse, New York Greeks in Omaha, Nebraska 1909 Omaha anti-Greek riot History of the Greek Americans...
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    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...
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    Alexander Payne (category Greek-American culture in Omaha, Nebraska)
    road film Nebraska (2013). He has since directed the comedy-dramas Downsizing (2017), and The Holdovers (2023). Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Peggy...
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    Ak-Sar-Ben (arena) (category Organizations based in Omaha, Nebraska)
    Coliseum was an indoor arena and horse racing complex in the central United States, located in Omaha, Nebraska. Built to fund the civic and philanthropic activities...
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  • The Irish in Omaha, Nebraska have constituted a major ethnic group throughout the history of the city, and continue to serve as important religious and...
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  • unrest in Omaha, Nebraska. With its economic roots in cattle processing, meatpacking, railroads, manufacturing and jobbing, the history of Omaha has events...
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    The culture of Omaha, Nebraska, has been partially defined by music and college sports, and by local cuisine and community theatre. The city has a long...
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  • John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church is located at 602 Park Avenue in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. The original congregation was formed in 1907 to meet the...
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    Joslyn Art Museum (category Museums in Omaha, Nebraska)
    Museum is a fine arts museum in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It opened in 1931 at the initiative of Sarah H. Joslyn, in memory of her husband, businessman...
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    August 30, 2023, Nebraska and Omaha played at Memorial Stadium in front of 92,003 people, the highest-attended women's sporting event in the world. Until...
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    programs through the University of Nebraska Omaha College of Public Affairs and Community Service, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry...
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    The South Omaha Main Street Historic District is located along South 24th Street between M and O Streets in South Omaha, Nebraska. It was added to the...
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  • Architecture in Omaha, Nebraska, represents a range of cultural influences and social changes occurring from the late 19th century to present. The area...
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    Masonic building in Omaha in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. Begun in 1912 and opened in 1914, it remains in use by the Scottish...
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  • neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska, United States on the city's north end and was one of the oldest cities in Nebraska before being annexed by Omaha. Given the...
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    James Dahlman (category Crime in Omaha, Nebraska)
    as mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, serving the city for 20 years over a 23-year-period. A German-American and an agnostic, Dahlman grew up in a ranching area...
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  • February 1909, South Omaha, Nebraska, US. During a period of economic downturn in the city, a successful community of Greeks in Omaha, Nebraska was burnt to the...
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  • Americans across the state. The earliest Black settlements in Nebraska were neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska City, Brownville, and Auburn. Later, the cities of...
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    (though the Nebraska Coliseum was ultimately completed next door to Memorial Stadium just three years later). John Latenser Sr. of Omaha and Ellery L...
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