Locke is a Louisville businessman who self-published his first book in 2009. He became the second writer this year to sell one million books on Amazon.com, through the company's Kindle Direct Publishing service.
The second commemorative quarter-dollar coin released in 2006 honors Nebraska, and is the 37th coin in the United States Mint's 50 State Quarters Â® Program. Nebraska, nicknamed the Cornhusker State, was admitted into the Union on March 1, 1867, becoming our Nation's 37th state.
State Name. Nebraska has had two official state names: the âTree Plantersâ Stateâ and the. âCornhusker State.â. Nebraska was designated the âTree Plantersâ Stateâ by legislative action in 1895. Nebraskaâs claim to tree-planting fame includes the founding of Arbor Day in 1872.