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.
The Hawkeye State is a nickname for the state of Iowa. According to the state's tourism web site, Two Iowa promoters from Burlington are believed to have popularized the name..The nickname was given approval by territorial officials in 1838, eight years before Iowa became a state.dwards proposed the nickname Hawk-eyes in 1838 to ...rescue from oblivian [sic] a momento [sic], at least of the name of the old chief, Black Hawk. The University of Iowa's athletic teams are nicknamed the Hawkeyes and feature a mascot named Herky the Hawk.