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How did Nebraska get its state nickname?

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How did Nebraska get its state nickname?

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, thus repealing the 1895 act. The name is derived from the nickname for the University of Nebraska athletic teams, the Cornhuskers. The term “cornhusker” comes from the method of harvesting or “husking” corn by hand, which was common before the invention of husking machinery.

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