Signing of Alaska Statehood Act

Date: July 7, 1958 • Location: Washington, United States

US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law.

Dwight David Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. A member of the Republican Party, he was renowned as a World War II general who commanded Allied forces in Operation Torch and Operation Overlord. He attained the five-star rank of General of the Army in 1944.