'''Nebraska''' is the thirty-seventh state to enter into the Union. It is located in the Midwest and borders Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wyoming, and South Dakota.
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'''Nebraska''' is the thirty-seventh state to enter into the Union. It is located in the Midwest and borders Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wyoming, and South Dakota. Its capital is Lincoln, and largest city is [[Omaha]].
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==Miscellaneous Facts==
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The official motto of Nebraska is "Equality before the law". [http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/nebraska/]
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Nebraska is the only state to use the electric chair as its sole method of [[Capital punishment|execution]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,206131,00.html]
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In the world of sports, the football team of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the state's pride and joy, having won five national championships. [http://sharkfeet.tripod.com/history.htm]
==Notable Nebrakans==
==Notable Nebrakans==
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[[L. Ron Hubbard]], founder of the Church of Scientology, was born in Tilden.
[[L. Ron Hubbard]], founder of the Church of Scientology, was born in Tilden.
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Charles Starkweather, one of the most notorious serial killers in American history, was electrocuted in Nebraska.
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Charles Starkweather, one of the most notorious serial killers in American history, was executed in Nebraska.