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Hawaii was added last in 1959
As they are today. Alaska and Hawaii were the last to be granted statehood in 1959
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Union simply means one nation under the branch of the United States of America, and does not necessarily imply a reference to the states which had not seceded during the US Civil War. In 1928, there were 45 states in the United States of America.
Alaska was admitted into the Union on January 3, 1959 becoming the 49th state to join the Union. Hawaii was admitted into the Union on August 21, 1959 becoming the 50th state to join the union.