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| TIMELINE | Becoming the 49th State All Photos |


Egan, Bartlett and Flag
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| 1959 Alaska is admitted to the Union as the 49th state and William A. Egan become Alaska’s first governor. "Gov. Egan and Sen. Bob Bartlett display the first 49-star flag to fly over the capitol in Wash., D. C." UAF-1985-120-128 |
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