Here's a look at some historical Nebraska happenings and events in November provided by the Associated Press.
Nov. 11
1979 — Omaha businessman and philanthropist A.C. Nelsen died at an Omaha hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 89.
Nov. 12
1947 — Omaha added a boxcar with 50,000 pounds of flour to a Friendship Food train to aid western Europe. In all, Nebraskans contributed 11 carloads of food.
Nov. 13
1962 — Nebraska coach Bob Devaney received a $200,000 insurance policy from Husker football supporters.
Nov. 14
1962 — After pedaling a bicycle 1,041 miles, Mark Dustin of Durham, N.C., arrived to see the old town of Dustin in northwest Holt County, but found only a faded sign.
Nov. 15
1932 — The Public Works Administration approved funds for Loup River Public Power District construction.
Nov. 16
1982 — The Raymond Co-Op Grain Co. elevator exploded, killing five people and injuring two.
Nov. 17
1956 — An Air National Guard jet crashed at the Lincoln airbase, striking two parked B-47 bombers. Three people were killed and seven people injured.
Nov. 18
1860 — Edward Creighton, general agent for Western Union, took a stagecoach west from Omaha to make plans to extend the telegraph line from St. Joseph, Mo., to San Francisco.
Nov. 19
1867 — The Army established Sidney Barracks, later Fort Sidney, to protect the Union Pacific railroad in western Nebraska.
1936 — Comedian Dick Cavett was born in Gibbon.
Nov. 20
2006 — Gov. Dave Heineman orders that flags be flown at half-staff in honor of a slain Marine: Lance Cpl. Mike Scholl, who graduated from Lincoln High School. The 21-year-old died Nov. 14 from wounds he suffered in Iraq.
1854 — Gov. Thomas Cuming announced the results of the first territorial census, showing that Nebraska had 2,732 residents.
1955 — Ten people were killed when two cars collided near Waterbury in northeast Nebraska.
Nov. 21
1983 — A major winter storm hit Nebraska with more than 12 inches of snow reported on the ground at Harrison and 12 inches at Crawford.
Nov. 22
1932 — Two shipments of Nebraska hogs left the state on their way to Cuba for breeding purposes.
1983 — The world premiere of the award-winning movie "Terms of Endearment" was held in Lincoln, where part of the movie was filmed.
Nov. 23
1875 — The first plat was filed for the town of Ogallala.
Nov. 24
1929 — The Fox Theater, named for movie pioneer William Fox, opened in North Platte.
Nov. 25
1884 — The village of Ogallala was incorporated.
Nov. 26
1982 — Two state prison inmates — one serving life for murder and the other serving five to 10 years for robbery — became the first convicts in 10 years to compete in Omaha amateur boxing matches.
Nov. 27
1932 — In Cheyenne, Wyo., a tri-state conference involving Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming adjourned after it apparently is unable to reach an agreement over-allocation of water from the North Platte River.
1983 — A blizzard dumped more than 7 inches of snow on Omaha and forced the temporary closing of a 120-mile stretch of Interstate 80 between Ogallala and the Wyoming state line.
Nov. 28
1987 — University of Nebraska running back Keith Jones gained 248 yards against Colorado.
Nov. 29
1951 — U.S. Sen. Kenneth Wherry died.
Nov. 30
1962 — Gov. Frank Morrison signs a proclamation making the legislative reapportionment part of the Nebraska Constitution. The amendment eliminates a provision that population be the sole basis for redistricting the Legislature