Map of the states and territories of the United States as it was from January 1959 to August 1959. On January 3 1959, Alaska Territory was admitted as the state of Alaska. On August 21 1959, Hawaii Territory was admitted as the state of Hawaii, completing the United States' present-day borders.
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