"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." - President Ronald Reagan
Saturday, January 03, 1970
1959: Alaska admitted to the Union
On this day in 1959, Alaska became the 49th state. More recently, Alaska gave us Governor Palin who was the GOP nominee for Vice President in 2008.
