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.
Nicknames for Nebraska (2) Nebraskans have been blessed (or cursed) with various nicknames including Bug Eaters, Tree Planters, and Cornhuskers.. Nebraska has had two official state names: The Tree Planter State (1895), and The Cornhusker State (1945-present). From 1956 through 1965, the license plate carried the motto, The Beef State, but it was never an official state name by act of the legislature.