Remember when our license tags said "The Beef State" on them?
From 1956 through 1965, "The Beef State" was imprinted on them, then in 1966 they said "Centenniel" In 1972 our tags began showing the "Cornhusker State" on them.
I thought the state became known as the cornhusker state in 1971 when Johnny Rogers, early in the game, on Thanksgiving Day, kicked a 72 yard punt return and the team went on to win with 35-31 against Oklahoma propelling him into a legacy of football history.
But, with further study on the subject, I discovered that in 1945, the legislature changed the official name of the state to Cornhusker State after the name caught on when a sportswriter in 1900 called the University team, The Cornhuskers.
Sometimes what we "think" isn't necessarily "the way it really was."
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