Hawaii became a state on August 21, 1959.
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Ferdinand L Puentes
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Alaska became the 49th state admitted to the Union, gaining statehood on Jan. 3, 1959. Nicknamed The Last Frontier, Alaska was preceded in admission by Arizona and followed by Hawaii later that same year.
Thanks for the correction, a little loose on the cut and paste...