The district includes the state's capital, Lincoln, and the University of Nebraska's Memorial Stadium, which could qualify as the state's third-largest city when filled to its 85,197-seat capacity during the college football season.
Charles Lindbergh, the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic, learned to fly at the Lincoln Airplane and Flying School.
Entertainer Johnny Carson attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
A large brick star at the intersection of 13th & O Streets in Lincoln is said to mark the spot where the American West begins.
The Lincoln Municipal Airport is among the emergency landing sites for the NASA space shuttle.
J. Sterling Morton founded Arbor Day in Nebraska City in 1872.
The 911 system of emergency communications, now used nationwide, was developed and first used in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The largest Kolache Festival in the world is located in Prague, Nebraska.
The cost of the Nebraska Capitol building was $ 9,800,440.07 in 1932. The construction job came in under budget and the building was paid for by the time it was completed.
In 1862, Daniel Freeman of Beatrice was the nation's first recipient of land granted under the unique Homestead Act.