1. Nebraska became a state on November 28, 1867. President Andrew Johnson signed the proclamation admitting Nebraska as the 37th state in the Union.
2. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln football team, known as the Cornhuskers, played their first game on November 28, 1890. They defeated a team from the Omaha YMCA with a score of 10-0.
3. On November 28, 1917, Nebraska women were granted the right to vote. This came three years before the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted all American women the right to vote.
4. The deadliest tornado outbreak in Nebraska history occurred on November 28, 1990. A total of three tornadoes touched down in southeast Nebraska, killing three people and causing millions of dollars in damage.
5. The Keystone XL pipeline, which was planned to transport crude oil from Canada to Texas and pass through Nebraska, was rejected by President Barack Obama on November 28, 2015. The decision was met with both opposition and support from Nebraskans.