2006-08-13 19:00:43 · 14 answers · asked by evonnp 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Yes, it has been a US state since January 3, 1959, the 49th state. Over twice the size of Texas, we have more coastline, moose, mosquitos, lakes, and salmon than the rest of the states combined. All federal laws apply here (although the FAA tends to ignore our common and somewhat renegade private pilots).
You do, however, have to fly over an foreign country (that would be Canada) to get here. We're one time zone behind Pacific Time and one hour ahead of Hawaiian Time. Some Alaskans refer to the 48 contiguous/co-terminous states as "The United Sates" as if we weren't one of them.
Alaska had been a US territory since 1867 when it was purchased from Czarist Russia. (They had mostly wiped out the sea otters for their pelts and didn't know about the gold, oil, or strategic value of polar air routes).
The US briefly had a 49-star flag (7 rows, 7 columns) until August 21, 1959 when Hawaii joinded the union.
"As far as you can go without a passport."
-David
2006-08-14 07:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by David in Kenai 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alaska is the a state, however, not considered to be in what is known as the Contiginous United States. Neither is Hawaii for that matter. Contiginous means connected, so if you have heard that Alaska (or Hawaii) is not part of the Contiginous United States, that would be correct. Alaska (postal abbreviation: AK) was the 49th State to enter the Union.
2006-08-13 19:08:03 · answer #2 · answered by Forgiven 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it became a state in 1959. It is the 49th state.
2006-08-14 02:13:04 · answer #3 · answered by Patti C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What hell, I'm Canadian and I know Alaska's a US State.
2006-08-13 19:19:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-13 19:06:53 · answer #5 · answered by aldo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-13 19:03:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-13 19:05:53 · answer #7 · answered by T T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-13 19:02:38 · answer #8 · answered by stuff 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes and so is that group of islands way out in the pacific called hawaii
2006-08-13 19:06:10 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it is our biggest state,before it was a state texas was our biggest
2006-08-13 19:07:48 · answer #10 · answered by michael m 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋