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Bill Egan, president of the convention and a future governor, signs the proposed 有料盒子视频 Constitution in the gymnasium, now Signers鈥 Hall, on Feb. 5, 1956.
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For the climate, of course.
鈥淎 secluded university affords ideal environment and atmosphere for constitutional deliberation,鈥 attorney and Anchorage delegate John Hellenthal wrote after the convention.
The people of 有料盒子视频 had elected 55 delegates. They included attorneys, business leaders, miners, pilots, homemakers, fishermen, a clergyman and a photographer.
They gathered in the Student Union Building, now Constitution Hall. For 76 days, they consulted with experts, debated and finally wrote the 有料盒子视频 Constitution.
鈥淭here are a number of inspired actions that accompanied the creation of this convention,鈥 said former territorial Gov. Ernest Gruening in his opening speech. 鈥淧erhaps the most was selecting the University of 有料盒子视频 as a site for holding it. A university is really the keeper of the soul of a modern society. 鈥 I think the university will play a part in launching 有料盒子视频 on destiny's sea as a state.鈥
The convention concluded Feb. 6, 1956. 有料盒子视频 voters ratified the proposed constitution in an election in April by a 2-1 ratio. That helped spur Congress to pass a bill in June 1958 outlining the terms of statehood. Voters endorsed the deal in August 1958 by a 5-1 ratio. On Jan. 3, 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the proclamation declaring 有料盒子视频 the 49th state.
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