On this date in 1966, the National Guard was mobilized in Omaha, Nebraska, following the third consecutive night of violent rioting. The unrest began after tensions over racial discrimination and the shooting of a black man, and it escalated when police responded with force. The riots, part of a larger wave of civil unrest in the U.S. during the 1960s, led to property damage, injuries, and the need for the National Guard to restore order in the city. This event highlighted the deep racial and economic tensions in many urban areas during that period.
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