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Omaha, NE

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.omaha.ne.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visitomaha.com/

Population:
390007 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1854

County:
Douglas County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Omaha World-Herald

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Nebraska at Omaha	1908
Creighton University	1878

MUSEUM

Museum	Founded
Durham Museum	1975
Omaha Children's Museum	1975
Joslyn Art Museum	1931

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Omaha Symphony

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
TD Ameritrade	2006
Saddle Creek	1993
West Corporation	1986
Ameritrade	1983
Election Systems & Software	1979
Godfather's Pizza	1973
infoUSA	1972
Valmont Industries	1967
McGrath, North, Mullin & Kratz	1959
Werner Enterprises	1956
Berkshire Hathaway	1955
ConAgra	1919
HDR	1917
Mutual of Omaha	1909
Peter Kiewit Sons	1884
Union Pacific	1862
Northwestern Bell

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Wesley Addy	Actor	4-Aug-1913	31-Dec-1996	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Howard F. Ahmanson	Business	1-Jul-1906	17-Jun-1968	Home Savings and Loan
Joyce Appleby	Historian	9-Apr-1929		Capitalism and a New Social Order
Adele Astaire	Dancer	10-Sep-1896	25-Jan-1981	Dance partner of Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire	Dancer	10-May-1899	22-Jun-1987	Broadway ballroom dancer
Art Babbitt	Cartoonist	8-Oct-1907	4-Mar-1992	Disney animator, created Goofy
Buddy Baer	Boxing	11-Jun-1915	18-Jul-1986	Jack and the Beanstalk
Max Baer	Boxing	11-Feb-1909	21-Nov-1959	Beat Max Schmeling in 1933
Ray Baker	Actor	9-Jul-1948		Parent Trap III
Malcolm Baldrige	Politician	4-Oct-1922	25-Jul-1987	US Secretary of Commerce 1981-87
Frank A. Barrett	Politician	10-Nov-1892	20-May-1962	Governor and Senator from Wyoming
Wade Boggs	Baseball	15-Jun-1958		Boston Red Sox
L. Brent Bozell	Author	15-Jan-1926	15-Apr-1997	The Warren Revolution
Marlon Brando	Actor	3-Apr-1924	1-Jul-2004	A Streetcar Named Desire
Wade Brorby	Judge	23-May-1934		10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1988-2001
Howard Homan Buffett	Business	13-Aug-1903	30-Apr-1964	Congressman, father of Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett	Business	30-Aug-1930		Billionaire in Omaha
Walter Capps	Politician	5-May-1934	28-Oct-1997	Congressman from California, 1997
Montgomery Clift	Actor	17-Oct-1920	23-Jul-1966	From Here to Eternity
Eric Crouch	Football	16-Nov-1978		Winner, 2001 Heisman Trophy
Blase J. Cupich	Religion	19-Mar-1949		Catholic Archbishop of Chicago
Nicholas D'Agosto	Actor	17-Apr-1980		Fired Up!
Randolph M. Ferlic	Doctor	17-Jul-1936		Thoracic surgeon
Gerald Ford	Head of State	14-Jul-1913	26-Dec-2006	38th US President, 1974-77
Jorge Garcia	Actor	28-Apr-1972		Hurley on Lost
Bob Gibson	Baseball	9-Nov-1935		Two-time Cy Young Award winner
George Givot	Actor	18-Feb-1903	7-Jun-1984	Greek Ambassador of Good Will
Terry Goodkind	Novelist	1948		Sword of Truth series
Bryan Greenberg	Actor	24-May-1978		Jake Jagielski on One Tree Hill
Hallee Hirsh	Actor	16-Dec-1987		Daley on Flight 29 Down
Peter Hoagland	Politician	17-Nov-1941	30-Oct-2007	Congressman from Nebraska, 1989-95
Michael Ivins	Bassist	17-Mar-1963		Bassist for The Flaming Lips
John I. Jenkins	Educator	17-Dec-1953		President, University of Notre Dame
Jay Karnes	Actor	27-Jun-1963		Det. Wagenbach on The Shield
Jaime King	Actor	23-Apr-1979		White Chicks
Terry Kiser	Actor	1-Aug-1939		Weekend at Bernie's
Lawrence R. Klein	Economist	14-Sep-1920	20-Oct-2013	Macroeconometric modeling
Swoosie Kurtz	Actor	6-Sep-1944		A Shock to the System
Melvin Laird	Politician	1-Sep-1922	16-Nov-2016	US Secretary of Defense, 1969-73
Christopher Lasch	Historian	1-Jun-1932	14-Feb-1994	The Culture of Narcissism
Joseph Limprecht	Diplomat	22-Jul-1946	19-May-2002	US Ambassador to Albania, 1999-2002
Malcolm X	Activist	19-May-1925	21-Feb-1965	Nation of Islam
Dorothy McGuire	Actor	14-Jun-1916	13-Sep-2001	A Summer Place
Charles T. Munger	Business	1-Jan-1924		Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway
Nick Nolte	Actor	8-Feb-1941		48 Hours
Phyllis E. Oakley	Government	1934		Assistant Secy. of State for Intelligence, 1997-99
Conor Oberst	Singer/Songwriter	15-Feb-1980		Emo cloud responsible for Bright Eyes
Tillie Olsen	Author	14-Jan-1913	1-Jan-2007	Tell Me a Riddle
Alexander Payne	Film Director	10-Feb-1961		About Schmidt
Pete Peterson	Diplomat	26-Jun-1935		US Ambassador to Vietnam, 1997-2001
Roger D. Pierce	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Cape Verde
Ron Prince	Football	18-Sep-1969		Kansas State Head Coach
Anne Ramsey	Actor	1-Sep-1929	11-Aug-1988	Throw Momma from the Train
Andrew Rannells	Actor	23-Aug-1978		The Book of Mormon
Mark Richt	Football	18-Feb-1960		Former Coach, UGA Bulldogs
Andy Roddick	Tennis	30-Aug-1982		Tennis player with 149 MPH serve
Johnny Rodgers	Football	5-Jul-1951		Winner, 1972 Heisman Trophy
Edward Ruscha	Painter	16-Dec-1937		Twenty-six Gasoline Stations
Walter Scott, Jr.	Business	c. 1931		Chairman of Level 3 Communications
Herbert A. Sklenar	Business	7-Jun-1931		CEO of Vulcan Materials, 1986-97
Elliott Smith	Guitarist	6-Aug-1969	21-Oct-2003	Indie guitarist stabbed himself to death
David Sokol	Business	1956		CEO, MidAmerican Energy Holdings, 1993-2008
Nicholas Sparks	Novelist	31-Dec-1965		The Notebook
Joel Stebbins	Astronomer	30-Jul-1878	16-Mar-1966	Photoelectric photometry
Skip Stephenson	Comic	18-Apr-1940	18-May-1992	Real People
Mike Sullivan	Politician	22-Sep-1939		Governor of Wyoming, 1987-95
Inga Swenson	Actor	29-Dec-1932		Kraus on Benson
Brian Teacher	Tennis	23-Dec-1954		Winner, 1980 Australian Open
Lee Terry	Politician	29-Jan-1962		Congressman, Nebraska 2nd
Virginia Thomas	Activist	23-Feb-1957		Lobbyist, wife of Clarence Thomas
Gabrielle Union	Actor	29-Oct-1972		Night Stalker
James G. Vetter, Jr.	Attorney	8-Apr-1934		Of Counsel, Godwin Pappas Ronquillo
Chris Ware	Cartoonist	28-Dec-1967		The ACME Novelty Library
Fee Waybill	Musician	17-Sep-1950		Frontman for The Tubes
Albert C. Wedemeyer	Military	9-Jul-1897	17-Dec-1989	Victory Program
Paul Williams	Singer/Songwriter	19-Sep-1940		Just an Old Fashioned Love Song
James R. Young	Business	24-Oct-1952	15-Feb-2014	CEO of Union Pacific, 2006-12
Paula Zahn	Journalist	24-Feb-1956		CNN's Paula Zahn Now
Edward Zorinsky	Politician	11-Nov-1928	6-Mar-1987	US Senator from Nebraska, 1976-87
Ed Zschau	Politician	6-Jan-1940		Congressman from California, 1983-87

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Howard Homan Buffett	Business	13-Aug-1903	30-Apr-1964	Congressman, father of Warren Buffett
John Y. McCollister	Politician	10-Jun-1921	1-Nov-2013	Congressman from Nebraska, 1971-77
Edward Zorinsky	Politician	11-Nov-1928	6-Mar-1987	US Senator from Nebraska, 1976-87

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