When was a US state last admitted?
When was a US state last admitted?
21 August 1959
Hawaii, the fiftieth
Alaska had been admitted seven months earlier, on 3 January 1959, so the fiftieth star was added to the flag on 4 July 1960 and has not moved since. The flag design allows for adding a star and has no provision for removing one. Statehood for the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico has been proposed repeatedly and has never passed both chambers.
- What
- Hawaii, the fiftieth
- When
- 21 August 1959
- Category
- Countries and borders
- Could this change?
- Yes. This streak could end, and if it does this page becomes a historical note rather than an answer.
Countries and borders
| Question | When |
|---|---|
| When did a country last join the United Nations? | 14 July 2011 |
| When was the US Constitution last amended? | 7 May 1992 |
| When did Britain last change its currency system? | 15 February 1971 |
| When did the US flag last change? | 4 July 1960 |
| When did a European country last change calendar? | 1923 |
| When did the size of the US Supreme Court last change? | 1869 |
| When did the Union Jack last change? | 1 January 1801 |
This page gives a date and never a "years ago". These pages are built as static files, so a computed interval would freeze at build time and quietly become wrong — which on a reference site is worse than making the reader do the subtraction.
Common questions
- When was a US state last admitted?
- 21 August 1959 — Hawaii, the fiftieth.
- What happened?
- Alaska had been admitted seven months earlier, on 3 January 1959, so the fiftieth star was added to the flag on 4 July 1960 and has not moved since. The flag design allows for adding a star and has no provision for removing one. Statehood for the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico has been proposed repeatedly and has never passed both chambers.
- Could it happen again?
- Yes. This is one of the entries where the streak could plausibly end, which is stated on the page rather than left implied.
Related pages
- When did a country last join the United Nations? 14 July 2011
- When was the US Constitution last amended? 7 May 1992
- When did Britain last change its currency system? 15 February 1971
- When did the US flag last change? 4 July 1960
- When did a European country last change calendar? 1923
- When did the size of the US Supreme Court last change? 1869
- When did the prime meridian last move? Also 1984
- When was the metre last redefined? Also 1983
- When did a human last walk on the Moon? Also 14 December 1972
- When did Britain last change its currency system? Also 15 February 1971
- When did the US flag last change? Also 4 July 1960
- When did the Olympics last award medals for art? Also 1948
- Everything, most recent first 36 last occurrences
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)