It was time for the Senate vote that could add a 49th star to the U.S. flag. Interior Secretary Fred Seaton, getting word that diehard opposition, mostly Southern, had gasped its last, rushed from ...

Washington, Jan. 3 (News Bureau). – Husky, sprawling Alaska formally became the 49th and biggest state in the Union today and gave America a new flag with seven staggered rows of seven stars ...

FAIRBANKS - The United States flag’s 50 stars has been the standard for more than 50 years, but for one year it was 49.

Introducing the 49th State All-Stars: Here’s a collection of the best baseball players to set foot in Alaska In the first of two columns, Anchorage historian David Reamer looks at the best ...

Alaska Arms: The best pitchers on the 49th State All-Star team Second of two columns: The squad includes Hall of Famers like Satchel Paige and Tom Seaver, plus Alaska Native pitcher Bill Tompkins ...

Alaska ranks 49th out of 50 in the annual Best States survey published Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report, a drop of four spots from last year as scores for fiscal stability and opportunity ...

Next week if Alaska’s voters surprise themselves by electing a few Republicans to office, Fred Seaton could once again take much of the credit.

(CBS DETROIT) - On Jan. 3, 1959, Alaska was admitted as the 49th state. President Eisenhower signed a special proclamation admitting the territory as the largest state at 664,988 square miles ...

The state of Alaska is celebrating its 40th anniversary of statehood. On January 3, 1959, Alaska became the 49th star in Old Glory.