> > How long did the US flag have 49 stars? How long did it have 48?
> > Howard
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> I can't resist...I must answer...I can't let Howard get the better of us again...The US flag has had 49 stars for 42 years.
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> (Alaska was admitted into the Union as the 49th state in 1958, but the Presidential proclamation wasn't made until January, 1959, thus requiring a new design for the flag.)

Um... don't you mean it had 48 stars for 42 years?

By my calculations, the flag had 49 stars for exactly 230 days. (Jan 3- Aug 21, when Hawaii became the 50th state.)

Do svidaniya,
Jannette ("Wondering if and when Puerto Rico will become #51.")