Date Admitted to the Union:
March 1, 1867 - Nebraska was the 37th state.
Nebraska State Capital:
Lincoln
State Nickname:
Cornhusker State
State Motto:
Equality Before the Law
Nebraska State Bird:
Western Meadowlark
Nebraska State Flower:
Goldenrod
Nebraska State Tree:
Cottonwood
Cities With Population Over 100,000:
- Omaha
- Lincoln
Ten Famous People From Nebraska :
- Fred Astaire, Dancer and Actor
- Max Baer, Boxer
- Marlon Brando, Actor
- Warren Buffet, Investor
- Johnny Carson, Talk Show Host
- Dick Cheney, Vice President Under George W. Bush
- Gerald Ford, 38th President of the US
- Malcolm X, Civil Rights Leader
- J. Sterling Morton, Founder of Arbor Day
- Kay Orr, First Female Governor in US History
