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(1541) Explorers claimed Nebraska for Spain
(1682) French explorer Robert Cavelier claimed Nebraska for France
(1803) U.S. acquired Nebraska from France in the Louisiana Purchase
(1804) Lewis and Clark traveled up the Missouri River
(1819) U.S. Army established Fort Atkinson, Nebraska's first military post
(1823) First permanent white settlement built at Bellevue
(1833) U.S. government purchased the Pawnee Indian lands, south of the Platte River
(1840s) Settlers by the tens of thousands traveled across the state, following the Oregon Trail
(1854) Nebraska Territory organized
(1862) The Homestead Act encouraged new settlers from the east into Nebraska
(1867) Nebraska became a state
(1868) Lincoln replaced Omaha as the state capitol
(1877) The famed Indian warrior Crazy Horse surrendered, along with 1,000 of his followers near Camp Robinson. He was later killed
(1898) The Mississippi International Exposition opened in Omaha
(1939) Petroleum discovered in southeastern Nebraska
(1942) Kingsley Dam completed, creating Lake McConaughy
(1948) U.S. Strategic Air Commnad opened near Omaha
(1992) The state began prohibiting large corporations from buying farmland
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