Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium, the former home of the College World Series as well as minor league baseball, had an ivy-covered brick wall that was replaced with a padded wall.

That population was followed by Polish immigrants in the Sheelytown neighborhood, and many immigrants were recruited for jobs in South Omaha's stockyards and meatpacking industry.

Omaha's Boys Town was made famous by the Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney movie Boys Town.

Built in 1962, Omaha's Cinerama was called Indian Hills Theater.

Toxic Avenger: The Musical was presented at Omaha's Blue Barn Theatre in 2004.

Omaha's first post office was set up on August 7, 1873.

Omaha's River City Star was built in the town in 1967, and was originally named the Belle of Brownville.

In April 2012 it was announced that the band would again reunite, to play Omaha's MAHA Fest.

1939Also included as a part of the overall celebration's major attractions was the Golden Spike Historical Exposition, a large assemblage of artifacts ( including the Golden Spike itself ), tools, equipment, photographs, documents, and other materials from the construction of the Pacific Railroad that were put on display at Omaha's Municipal Auditorium.

Fined $ 3. 6 million in 1996 for discharging lead and other pollutants into the Missouri River, Omaha's ASARCO plant was closed in July, 1997.

He was trained by Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons who also trained Omaha's sire to the Triple Crown.

In the event, Omaha's move to England was postponed until 1936.

A monument to the exposition was placed in Omaha's Kountze Park, the former site of the exposition, during a Centennial celebration of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in 1998.

On October 1, 1919 Brown was laid to rest in Omaha's Potters Field.

First elected to represent North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature in 1970, Chambers was successfully re-elected in every ensuing election through 2004.

The neighborhood was developed in 1880 and has been dubbed Omaha's first suburb.

Richard Marlin Perkins ( March 28, 1905 – June 14, 1986 ) was a zoologist best known as a host of the television program Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom from 1963 to 1985.

Sokol Auditorium was built in 1926 at the corner of South 13th Street and Martha Street to house many of Omaha's Czech community ’ s social activities.

Nicknamed " The Jet " for his rapid acceleration and speed on the field, Rodgers was voted high school athlete of the year as a player for Omaha's Tech High.

This frequency was originally occupied by KOIL, one of Omaha's leading top 40 stations, until September 2, 1976, when station owner Don Burden had his station licenses revoked due to misconduct.

The long landing strip was designated as an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle, though it was never used in this way, but it serves a secondary purpose by allowing large planes used for charter flights by visiting college football teams which play the Nebraska Cornhuskers ( although many teams fly into Omaha's Eppley Airfield and stay there due to lack of hotel space in Lincoln ).

It was Omaha's tallest building until the completion of the 45-story First National Bank Tower in 2002.

View of North 24th Street | 24th and Lake Streets in North Omaha, site of many notable events in Omaha's African American community

Omaha's Old Market ( Omaha, Nebraska ) | Old Market in Downtown Omaha is one of the city's premier destinations.

Omaha's most prominent businessman is Warren Buffett, nicknamed the " Oracle of Omaha ", who is regularly ranked one of the richest people in the world.

The Omaha Symphony Orchestra and its modern Holland Performing Arts Center, the Opera Omaha at the Orpheum theater, the Blue Barn Theatre, and The Rose Theater form the backbone of Omaha's performing arts community.

CenturyLink Center Omaha, one of Omaha's performance venues

Named in tribute to Omaha's meatpacking past, the Omaha Beef indoor football team plays at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.

The Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is a zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, located at 3701 South 10th Street.

Troops manning machine guns were placed in the heart of Omaha's business district ; in North Omaha, the center of the black community, to protect citizens there ; and in South Omaha, to prevent more mobs from forming.

Although segregation has not been legally enforced for generations, a majority of Omaha's black population still lives in North Omaha.

Some of its larger collections include sites at Omaha's Metropolitan Community College at Fort Omaha, Joslyn Castle, Swanson Science Park, the Blair Community Arboretum ( Steyer Park, Black Elk Park, and the Dana College campus ), Gilman Park Arboretum in Pierce, and Clemmons Park Arboretum in Fremont.

The Omaha Beef have worked in partnership with Omaha's ESPN Radio, 1620 AM, along with their sister station KKAR 1290.

One of Omaha's most famous exports is the influential surf band The Chevrons, who were voted Omaha's most popular band in 1966.

Wild Kingdom, sometimes known as Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, is an American television show that features wildlife and nature.

Westside Community Schools, also known locally as District 66, is Omaha's 3rd largest school district.

The meetings, nicknamed " Woodstock for Capitalists ", are considered Omaha's largest annual event along with the baseball College World Series.

The team performed around North Omaha's flourishing entertainment community, and by 1934 they were a regular attraction at the Ritz Theatre.

* January 6 – Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom premieres on NBC ( 1963 – 1988, 2002 – present ).

Main entrance to the Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium

After Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium closed, their tenants moved to new venues.

The team played its inaugural season at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium before moving to TD Ameritrade Park for 2011 and beyond.

The new contract began in 2011, the same year the tournament moved from Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium to TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, a new ballpark across from CenturyLink Center Omaha.

As the Omaha Royals, the team played in Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, home to the College World Series for over 50 years.

Eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a 64-team bracket to play at historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium.

Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium was a baseball stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, the former home to the annual NCAA Division I College World Series and the minor league Omaha Royals, now known as the Omaha Storm Chasers.

In 1964, the stadium was renamed to honor former Omaha mayor Johnny Rosenblatt, who was instrumental in bringing professional baseball as well as the College World Series to Omaha.

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Eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a 64-team bracket to play at historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium.

** Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, baseball stadium in Omaha, Nebraska