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The Alaska Statehood Act (Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 85–508, 72 Stat. 339, enacted July 7, 1958) was introduced by Delegate E.L. Bob Bartlett and signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 7, 1958. As a result, Alaska became the 49th U.S. state on January 3, 1959.
Oct 27, 2009 · Alaska is the largest state admitted to the Union; It was acquired by the United States in 1867 and received statehood in 1959.
Alaska was granted U.S. statehood on January 3, 1959. In 1964, the massive "Good Friday earthquake" killed 131 people and leveled several villages.
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President Eisenhower stated his support for the idea of statehood for Alaska early in his administration but also expressed concerns that needed to be overcome before that could occur. The greatest concern was the issue of national security; this was during the height of the Cold War and Alaska was on the border of the Soviet Union.
Jan 12, 2021 · Alaska's statehood was proclaimed on January 3, 1959, by President Dwight Eisenhower. Alaska, the largest state by area, was the 49th state to join the Union. The US purchased Alaska from Russia at a cost of 2 cents per hectare or $7.2 million in 1867.
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Jul 4, 2013 · Although President Eisenhower signed the Alaska Statehood Law on July 7, 1958, she officially became a state on January 3, 1959. It marked the end of a decades long struggle to move from...
Statehood for Alaska was an important cause of James Wickersham early in his tenure as a congressional delegate. Decades later, the statehood movement gained its first real momentum following a territorial referendum in 1946. The Alaska Statehood Committee and Alaska's Constitutional Convention would soon follow.
