4 January 2019

Statehood

By icefogger

60 Years Ago:

Alaska became the 49th U.S. state on January 3, 1959. The Alaska Statehood Act was signed by President Eisenhower on July 7, 1958, which would allow the Great Land entry to the union the following January.

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Just a basic, down to Earth, laid back type of guy here, who loves the outdoors, the indoors, jazz on the turntable, a fire in the woodstove, the northern lights blazing across the sky, and the company of good friends. View all posts by icefogger

This entry was posted on Friday, January 4th, 2019 at 7:07 AM and tagged with history, photo and posted in Alaska. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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2 responses to “Statehood”

• Timothy
  January 4th, 2019 at 10:22 PM

  I keep forgetting how recent the current shape of the US is. Which is next? Puerto Rico? Columbia?

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  • icefogger
    January 5th, 2019 at 8:04 PM

    I would think Puerto Rico would be the next territory to become a state, especially after the Hurricane Maria aftermath. Whether it will be a priority with this session of Congress, is an open question, however.

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