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Why are Hawaii and Alaska states?

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Neither touch another US State and both became US States in 1959.

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There was opposition to statehood for both states and some political maneuvering leading to the approval. See the related link for a little more information.

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Hawaii and Alaska are the two non-contiguous US states.

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Those are the states for which it is hardest to find a state quarter in circulation.

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Alaska and Hawaii became states in 1959. They had enough of a population that wanted to be part of the United States.

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They both have a beach.

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