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In 1953, under the leadership of John Lauritzen, First National Bank became the first bank in the region and the fifth in the nation to issue credit cards. [2] In 1968, the bank was reorganized under the bank holding company, First National of Nebraska, Inc. In 1971, employees started moving into the 22-story First National Center. Attached to ...
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In 1953, under the leadership of John Lauritzen, First National Bank became the first bank in the region and the fifth in the nation to issue credit cards. [3] In 1968, due to an investment in real estate not permitted under a straight banking charter, the bank reorganized as a subsidiary of the bank holding company, First National of Nebraska ...
Governor Charles W. Bryan, a Democrat, was at first unwilling to request aid from the national government, but when the Federal Emergency Relief Act became law in 1933 Nebraska took part. Rowland Haynes, the state's emergency relief director, was the major force in implementing such national New Deal relief programs as the Federal Emergency ...
Herman Kountze (August 21, 1833 – November 20, 1906) was a powerful and influential pioneer banker in Omaha, Nebraska, during the late 19th century.After organizing the Kountze Brothers Bank in 1857 as the second bank in Omaha, [1] Herman and his brothers Augustus, Charles and Luther changed the charter in 1863, opening the First National Bank of Omaha that year. [2]
Nebraska State Historical Society, formerly History Nebraska, is a Nebraska state agency, founded in 1878 to "encourage historical research and inquiry, spread historical information ... and to embrace alike aboriginal and modern history." It was designated a state institution in 1883, and upgraded to a state agency in 1994.
Nebraska football will likely use its Week 11 bye to get its offense back on track.. The Cornhuskers (5-4, 2-4 Big Ten) have lost three games in a row and have scored just 44 points over that span ...
An attendee at the Omaha City founding picnic in 1854; the first mayor in Omaha; and platted the city in June 1854. [5] Thomas Kennard: 13 December 1828 24 June 1920 Lawyer First Nebraska Secretary of State: Augustus Kountze: 1826 1892 Banker Founded First National Bank of Omaha with brother Herman Herman Kountze: August 21, 1833, Osnaburg ...