1. In 1871, the first issue of the Nebraska State Journal was published in Lincoln, becoming the state's first daily newspaper.
2. In 1983, Nebraska officially adopted Kool-Aid as its official state soft drink, honoring the drink's connection to Hastings, Nebraska, where it was invented in 1927.
3. In 1991, the Omaha Royals baseball team set a minor league record by scoring 27 runs in a single game against the Denver Zephyrs.
4. In 1919, Nebraska became the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted women the right to vote.
5. In 1947, Omaha native Marlon Brando made his film debut in "The Men," playing a paraplegic World War II veteran.
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