The Alaska Statehood Act was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 7, 1958, allowing Alaska to become the 49th U.S. state on January 3, 1959.
Read more about Alaska Statehood Act: History: The Road To Statehood, Civil Rights, Alaska, & Hawaii, Opponents of Alaska Statehood, Proponents of Alaska Statehood
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