> > > How long did the US flag have 49 stars? How long did it have 48?
> > > Howard
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > (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.")

Ha! No, I did mean what I said. The flag still does have 49 stars on it. It also has another star for good measure. :-)

I got the 42 years by subtracting 1959 from 2001.

Ell"Evil"myruh