Nebraska has two nicknames - the Cornhusker State and the Beef State, and entered into Statehood on March 1, 1867.  The Nebraska State Capital is Lincoln, and the Nebraska State motto is equality before the law.  The Nebraska State flower is the goldenrod (1895).  The Nebraska State flower is the goldenrod (1895).  The Nebraska State fish is the channel catfish (1997).  The Nebraska State ballad is "A Place Like Nebraska" (1997).  The Nebraska State tree is the Cottonwood (1972).  The Nebraska State bird is the Western meadowlark (1929).  The Nebraska State insect is the honeybee (1975).  The Nebraska State gemstone is the blue agate (1967).