It can be overwhelming for a newcomer to understand the nuances of the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act and how each shifted the parameters of the ...

Nebraska players celebrate around Gabe Swansen after his three RBI walk-off double to beat Kansas State. / Nebraska Athletics The game also included a special moment for the Sharpe family.

When the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was passed, it allowed the people in those territories to decide for themselves whether they wanted to be free or slave states.

The Law that Ripped America in Two One hundred fifty years ago, the Kansas-Nebraska Act set the stage for America’s civil war ...

The Civil War did not begin with the firing of the first cannons in 1861. Instead, it began in Kansas as settlers took strong stances, either for or against slavery.

LINCOLN — A bill to exempt feedlots from Nebraska branding and inspection fees is headed to the second round of legislative debate after Wednesday’s 26-2 vote. After hours of debate, State Sen. Teresa ...

In 1862, the Homestead Act set the stage for the dramatic transformation of Nebraska, as thousands of settlers sought a new life on the plains. The Homestead Act of 1862 promised 160 acres of land to ...

Trump’s move to restore old Army base names highlights Nebraska man’s heroics at 18 in World War I Fred Benning was awarded the military’s second-highest honor for his battlefield courage as ...

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Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War. Today, 165 years after his execution, Brown's violent acts and influence are ...

In 1854 the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act served as a catalyst to war and created the conditions that led to the birth of the Republican Party and Lincoln’s political ascendancy.