49th State.
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Congress can admit new states into the union.
New Mexico was admitted into the Union on January 6, 1912 becoming the 47th state to join the union.
Alaska and Hawaii brought the total number of states to 50.
Article 1 Section 8 of the US Constitution gives Congress the power to admit a state or territory, or to permit it to secede from the union. Congress does so by passing a law admitting the state. There was a law passed to admit Alaska and one to admit Hawaii.
Alaska was admitted into the Union on January 3, 1959 becoming the 49th state to join the Union.
Alaska was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959. It became the 49th state admitted to the Union.
On January 3, 1959 Alaska became the 49th state admitted to the Union. Hawaii was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959.
Alaska was the 49th state.
Alaska is the 49th state and was added to the Union on January 3, 1959 followed by Hawaii, the 50th state, on August 21, 1959.
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