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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. | + | '''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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| + | 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] | ||
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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. | ||
| − | Charles Starkweather, one of the most notorious serial killers in American history, was | + | Charles Starkweather, one of the most notorious serial killers in American history, was executed in Nebraska. |
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Revision as of 01:30, April 16, 2007
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.
Miscellaneous Facts
The official motto of Nebraska is "Equality before the law". [1]
Nebraska is the only state to use the electric chair as its sole method of execution. [2]
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. [3]
Notable Nebrakans
William Jennings Bryan, former presidential candidate, Populist statesman, and participant in the Scopes trial in the 1920s, lived in Lincoln.
Gutzon Borglun, who designed Mount Rushmore, grew up in Nebraska.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett lives in Omaha.
Famous author Willa Cather, best known for her novel My Antonia, grew up in Red Cloud, an experience which inspired the book.
President Gerald Ford was born in Omaha.
L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology, was born in Tilden.
Charles Starkweather, one of the most notorious serial killers in American history, was executed in Nebraska.