1. In 1872, Nebraska's state capitol moved from Omaha to Lincoln, the current capital city. The move was a result of a compromise between Omaha and Lincoln, two cities that were vying for the state capital title.

2. On January 30, 1948, the University of Nebraska's basketball team played its first game at the Coliseum in Lincoln. The team defeated the University of Kansas 45-41 in front of a crowd of 5,300 people.

3. In 1905, a train carrying the Barnum and Bailey Circus derailed in Wellington, a small town in southeastern Nebraska. The accident resulted in the death of at least 7 circus performers and over 100 injuries. The tragedy later became known as the "Wellington Train Wreck."

4. On January 30, 2017, the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team hired Bob Diaco as their new defensive coordinator. Diaco previously served as the head coach at the University of Connecticut from 2014-2016.

5. In 1933, a unique weather event known as the "Schoolhouse Blizzard" struck Nebraska and other states in the Midwest. The blizzard caused whiteout conditions and temperatures that plummeted to below zero. Many children in rural areas were stranded at schoolhouses, and over 100 people died as a result of the storm.