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[34] 2×4s were reported falling from the sky over Omaha ahead of the tornado. [35] The Wentworth Apartments, the largest apartment complex in the Omaha area at the time, sustained severe damage with 70 percent of the complex's buildings destroyed. [36] Parts of the roof of Ralston High School were peeled away by the twister. [27]
On December 31, 1975, the eve of the Bicentennial Year, Ford recorded a statement to address the American people by means of radio and television broadcasts. [22] Presidential Proclamation 4411 was signed as an affirmation to the Founding Fathers of the United States principles of dignity, equality, government by representation, and liberty. [23]
Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum was the premiere ice rink and concert arena in Omaha for more than 70 years. Popular acts ranging from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley to Nirvana all performed to sold-out crowds. It was also home to the Omaha Knights, a minor league hockey team from 1959 to 1975.
It's been 47 years since the May 6, 1975 tornado struck the middle of Omaha during the afternoon. It was a devastating event for the city and killed three people.
The Omaha Tornado of 1975, which killed three residents and caused more than $1 billion in damage on May 6, 1975 The Omaha Easter Sunday Tornado (1913) , which killed 140 people on March 23, 1913 Topics referred to by the same term
Omaha Civic Auditorium was a multi-purpose convention center located in Omaha, Nebraska.Opened in 1954, it surpassed the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum as the largest convention/entertainment complex in the city, until the completion of CHI Health Center Omaha in 2003.
November 20, 2009 (701 S. 24th St. and 2243 Jones: Omaha: Sullivanesque commercial and residential building which is a "textbook example" of its type : 5: Anheuser-Busch Beer Depot
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