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The first Nebraska "State" Fair occurred while Nebraska was still a U.S. territory, from September 21–23, 1859 in Nebraska City. [2] Another event wasn't held until October 7–9, 1868, by which time Nebraska had become a state. The fair was again held in Nebraska City in 1869, before moving to Brownville in 1870 and 1871.
In 2010, Grand Island became the home of the Nebraska State Fair. [24] Each year, the fair attracts thousands of people to the city, with a record attendance of over 300,000 in 2024. [ 25 ]
The oldest state fair is that of The Fredericksburg Agricultural Fair, established in 1738, and is the oldest fair in Virginia and the United States. [1] The first U.S. state fair was the New York, held in 1841 in Syracuse, and has been held annually since. [2] The second state fair was in Detroit, Michigan, which ran from 1849 [3] to 2009.
The Sandhills Global Event Center, known as the Lancaster Event Center until December 2023, is a public nonprofit fairgrounds-style event complex located in Lincoln, Nebraska owned and operated by the Lancaster County Agricultural Society. It was originally built to provide a permanent home for the Lancaster County Fair and other community events.
The family of Alexander McClay Williams, a Black teen who was executed in Pennsylvania after being convicted of murder in 1931, have filed a lawsuit nearly 100 years after his death.
The pair had gone missing on August 30, 1975, after attending the Nebraska State Fair – Surber's body was found nine days later south of the fair's grounds, his body bearing multiple stab wounds. Simpson's body was found in a closed hopper car on September 22.
In contrast, the Nebraska State Athletic Association (NSAA), which governs high school sports, has training programs, supervisors of officials, athletic directors and administrators who care about ...
The attorney for the defendant, in addition to the prosecutor handling the case, requested the state court system in Nebraska reduce the intensity of the reporting on the incident due to a concern over neutral jury selection. [3] [5] Simants had given law enforcement a confession during the course of the case. [3]