page_title: Alaska Statehood Act
hierarchical_section_title: Alaska Statehood Act
caption_attribution_description: Alaska Statehood signing (Dwight D. Eisenhower (sitting) and Richard Nixon (left))
context_page_description: The Alaska Statehood Act was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 7, 1958, allowing Alaska to become the 49th U.S. state on January 3, 1959.
context_section_description: The Alaska Statehood Act (Pub.L. 85–508, 72 Stat. 339, enacted July 7, 1958) was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 7, 1958, allowing Alaska to become the 49th U.S. state on January 3, 1959.
caption: Signing of the Alaska Statehood Act
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