In what year did Alaska become a state?

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In what year did Alaska become a state?

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Becoming a state happens when Congress passes a statehood act and the president signs it. Alaska lived as a U.S. territory from 1912 until it joined as a state. After a long push, Congress passed the Alaska Statehood Act in 1958 and President Eisenhower signed it. On January 3, 1959, Alaska was admitted to the Union as the 49th state. That is why the correct year is 1959. The other years don’t fit because they occur outside the actual date of statehood (for example, 1945 and 1939 are before Alaska’s territorial status, and 1960 comes after statehood; Hawaii’s admission also happened later in 1959).

Becoming a state happens when Congress passes a statehood act and the president signs it. Alaska lived as a U.S. territory from 1912 until it joined as a state. After a long push, Congress passed the Alaska Statehood Act in 1958 and President Eisenhower signed it. On January 3, 1959, Alaska was admitted to the Union as the 49th state. That is why the correct year is 1959. The other years don’t fit because they occur outside the actual date of statehood (for example, 1945 and 1939 are before Alaska’s territorial status, and 1960 comes after statehood; Hawaii’s admission also happened later in 1959).

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