On Apr 4, 1:17*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
> One thing my brother (who is here to pick up some furniture) was looking for
> was the newspaper from when Hawaii became a state. *(Also the one from when
> Alaska became a state in 1948). *[snip]

Alaska became a state in 1959 with Hawaii. The Congress held off
Alaska until they could balance a Republican state with a Democratic
one..... -aem