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.
Nebraska - The Cornhusker State. Nebraska gets its name from an Indian word meaning flat water after the Platte River that flows through the state. The Nebraska Territory was formed in 1854 at the same time as the Kansas Territory. Nebraska was admitted into the Union in 1867 as the 37th state. Its nickname, Cornhusker State, refers to the way that corn (a leading product of the state) was commonly harvested, husking it by hand, before the invention of husking machinery. Another nickname, the Beef State, refers to one of Nebraska's main industries, cattle.