Nebraska

Nebraska is a Great Plains state of the United States. Nebraska gets its name from a Native American (Oto) word meaning "flat water", after the Platte River that flows through the state. Once considered part of the Great American Desert, it is now a leading farming state. Nebraskans have practiced scientific farming to turn the Nebraska prairie into a land of ranches and farms. Much of the history of the state is the story of the impact of the Nebraska farmer.

Miscellaneous information

Nebraska has 25 official state symbols, including the Platte River, the mammoth, and John Neihardt.

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State symbols - Platte River - Mammoth - John Neihardt

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The USS Nebraska was named in honor of this state.

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Nebraska is also the name of a 1982 album by Bruce Springsteen, considered by many to be one of his best.

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Nebraska - 1982 - Bruce Springsteen

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Kool-Aid was created by Edwin Perkins in the city of Hastings.

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Kool-Aid - Edwin Perkins - Hastings

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The world's largest train yard, Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, is located in North Platte.

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Union Pacific - Bailey Yard - North Platte

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Former President Gerald R. Ford, Vice President Dick Cheney, civil rights activist Malcolm X, and various celebrities including Adele and Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando, Dick Cavett, Montgomery Clift, Henry Fonda, Swoosie Kurtz, Larry the Cable Guy, Harold Lloyd, and Darryl F. Zanuck were born in the state. Other famous natives are film director Alexander Payne, singer/musician Conor Oberst, College Football Hall of Fame coach Dr. Tom Osborne, and athletes Gale Sayers, Bob Gibson, and Ahman Green. The world's second wealthiest person, billionaire investor Warren Buffett, was born and still resides in Nebraska. Comedian Johnny Carson grew up in Norfolk, and today the town of Wahoo is the "home office" for David Letterman's Late Show. Andrew Jackson Higgins inventor of the Higgins Boat was born in Columbus.

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Gerald R. Ford - Dick Cheney - Malcolm X - Adele - Fred Astaire - Marlon Brando - Dick Cavett - Montgomery Clift - Henry Fonda - Swoosie Kurtz - Larry the Cable Guy - Harold Lloyd - Darryl F. Zanuck - Alexander Payne - Conor Oberst - Tom Osborne - Gale Sayers - Bob Gibson - Ahman Green - Billionaire - Warren Buffett - Johnny Carson - Norfolk - Today - Wahoo - Home office - David Letterman - Late Show

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Al Capone's brother, James Vincenzo Capone, moved to Nebraska from Brooklyn, in 1908 at the age of 16.

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Al Capone - James Vincenzo Capone - Brooklyn

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:For a list of famous people from Nebraska, see List of people from Nebraska.

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