President Dwight D. Eisenhower on this day in 1959 signed a proclamation admitting the territory of Alaska into the Union as the nation’s 49th, and largest, state. The United States agreed to purchase ...
(Originally published by the Daily News on Jan. 4, 1959. This story was written by Michael O’Neill.) Washington, Jan. 3 (News Bureau). – Husky, sprawling Alaska formally became the 49th and biggest ...
On this day in 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting the territory of Alaska into the Union as the nation’s 49th and largest state. The United States agreed to purchase ...