The First Transcontinental Railroad ( known originally as the " Pacific Railroad " and later as the " Overland Route ") was a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs, Iowa / Omaha, Nebraska ( via Ogden, Utah, and Sacramento, California ) with the Pacific Ocean at Oakland, California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco.

Irish immigrants in Omaha originally moved to an area in present-day North Omaha called " Gophertown ", as they lived in dirt dugouts.

Mexicans originally immigrated to Omaha to work in the rail yards.

Contemporary music groups either located in or originally from Omaha include Mannheim Steamroller, Bright Eyes, The Faint, Cursive, Azure Ray, Tilly and the Wall and 311.

There were originally seventeen sectors along the Normandy coastline with codenames taken from one of the spelling alphabets of the time, from Able, west of Omaha, to Rodger on the east flank of the invasion area.

The east-west rail line was originally incorporated as the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific Railroad, which was renamed several times during financial restructuring and changing hands numerous times, until in 1897 it became the Quincy, Omaha & Kansas City Railroad.

Buck Naked and the Bare Bottom Boys came out of the San Francisco Bay Area in the mid-1980s ( originally from Omaha, Nebraska ).

The North Freeway was originally planned to be an Interstate Highway, " I-580 ", connecting northern Omaha to downtown, but this project was canceled with the interchange in midst of construction.

* The Wizard-The former ruler of Oz, originally Oscar Diggs from Omaha, Nebraska and now a skilled wizard after being trained by Ozma.

Based in Omaha, Nebraska DTN was originally founded in 1984 as Dataline, later changing their name to Data Transmission Network.

Extensions of US routes have implied the elimination of earlier designations ; as US 6, which originally went no farther west than the Hudson River in New York State was extended to Long Beach, California over routes that included an old Indiana State Route 6, most of an old US 32 between Chicago and Omaha, all of US 38 between Omaha and Denver, and an old California State Highway 7 mostly in the Mojave Desert.

They originally lived among speakers of the same Dhegihan stock, such as the Kansa, Ponca, Omaha, and Quapaw in the Ohio Valley.

Although he was originally buried in Omaha, Nebraska he was re-interred in 1909 in the Andrew Cemetery, Andrew, Iowa.

According to concurrent tradition of the cognate tribes, the Quapaw and their kinsmen originally lived far east, possibly beyond the Alleghenies, and, pushing gradually westward, descended the Ohio River -- hence called by the Illinois the " river of the Akansea " – to its junction with the Mississippi, whence the Quapaw, then including the Osage and Kansa, descended to the mouth of the Arkansas, while the Omaha, with the Ponca, went up the Missouri.

The 94. 1 frequency was originally KOAD, owned by the Omaha World-Herald, in 1941 at 94. 3 until 1949 when it moved to 94. 1 and went silent.

Known both inside and outside of the company as " pumpkin trucks ", they were originally painted Omaha orange and black after being leased to Allied Van Lines early in the history of the company.

Omaha Central High School, originally known as Omaha High School, is a fully accredited public high school located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska.

The blinds exist because Omaha and Texas hold ' em are frequently played without antes, allowing a player to fold his hand without placing a bet.

A high-low split version called " Omaha Hi-Lo ", or sometimes " Omaha eight-or-better " or " Omaha / 8 ", is also played.

In Europe, " Omaha " still typically refers to the high version of the game, usually played pot-limit.

Pot-limit Omaha ( shortened to PLO ) is popular in Europe, online, and in high-stakes " mixed games " played in some American casinos.

Pot Limit Omaha high can also be played with more than four hole cards, the most common variety being six card Omaha which can be found in many casinos across the UK, and five card Omaha is commonly referred as The Big " O ", and is popular in southeastern United States as a home game.

Currently, Texas hold ' em, Omaha hold ' em and Seven-card stud and their lowball variants are played.

On April 16, 2011 the Omaha Storm Chasers played their first game at the newly built Werner Park in the city of Papillion, just south of Omaha.

Baseball is played at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, soccer is played at Morrison Stadium, and basketball is played at the 18, 000 seat CenturyLink Center.

The Omaha Lancers, a United States Hockey League team that played at Aksarben until 2004, moved to neighboring city of Council Bluffs at the Mid-America Center, and moved back to Omaha in 2009 to play at the Civic Auditorium The University of Nebraska at Omaha Mavericks, is an NCAA Division I team that plays at the CenturyLink Center.

As a result of their father's salesmanship, Fred and Adele rapidly landed a major contract and played the famed Orpheum Circuit not only in Omaha but throughout the United States.

The vast majority of these sales are attributed to Nebraska volleyball fans, as these games were played at the Qwest Center in Omaha.

In 2010, Garcia played for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.

In these early years, the series was played in Omaha.

From 1969 to 1997, Omaha played in the now dissolved American Association.

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

The town's main claim to fame is that it played a significant part in the World War II Normandy landings because this village stood right in the middle of route N13, which the Germans would have most likely used on any significant counterattack on the troops landing on Utah and Omaha Beaches.

* Omaha Beef – now in Indoor Football League

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On March 29, 2008, the Sioux Falls Storm of the United Indoor Football League lost to the Omaha Beef 34-18, ending their historic 40-game winning streak and giving them their first loss since July 15, 2005.

The following week, Belkin lost in the first round at the Omaha Indoor to Baranyi 3-6, 0-6.

In 1998, the University opened the Lozier Professional Center in west Omaha.

The Stars finished 35-26-11 in 1969-70, one point behind league champion Omaha ( whom the Stars would later lose to in the Central Professional Hockey League final series ).

* In Omaha, the very last game of the Women's Professional Basketball League was played, as the Nebraska Wranglers defeated the Dallas Diamonds, 99-90, to win the WPBL championship in the fifth game of the best of five series.

On April 15, 2010, it was announced that Omaha would be home to a new expansion team in the United Football League to begin play in 2010.

Omaha is the birthplace of numerous important historical and modern sports figures, including 1960 Summer Olympics gold medalist and NBA star Bob Boozer ; Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson ; 1989 American League Rookie of the Year Gregg Olson ; NFL running back Ahman Green ; Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers and Eric Crouch ; Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers ; and champion tennis player Andy Roddick.

( To a certain extent, this continues in lower football leagues as well, with TD Ameritrade Park being used as the home stadium of the United Football League's Omaha Nighthawks.

Rick Mueller, the team's wide receivers coach ( after serving as a defensive assistant with the Surge ) and later director of player personnel, later would become general manager of the Omaha Nighthawks in the United Football League.

The zoo is adjacent to Rosenblatt Stadium, former home of the College World Series and the Triple-A Omaha Royals of the Pacific Coast League, as well as the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.

Maurice Edward Clarett ( born October 29, 1983 ) is an American football running back for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.

In an interview on radio station KOZN, Green publicly campaigned to join the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.

Clayton joined the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on October 25, 2010.

Darling was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on September 8, 2010.

Greenwood played football for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.

The addition of new GM Josh Roehr coming from the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League ( UFL ) and the hiring of Bruce Cowdrey as head coach has made the Beef an even more solid franchise.

Angelo Delvonne Crowell ( born August 16, 1981 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina ) is an American football linebacker for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.

Crowell was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on August 23, 2011.

Shaud Rashae Williams ( born February 10, 1980 in Andrews, Texas ) is an American football running back for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.

Stuart Schweigert ( born June 21, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan ) is an American football safety for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.

" Shockley ( born March 23, 1983 ) is an American football quarterback for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.