| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| HAWAIIANISLANDS | Became a state in 1959 |
| ALASKATERRITORY | It became a state in 1959 |
| FORTYNINTHSTATE | What Alaska became in 1959 |
| PSYCHO | 1959 novel in whose film version Mary Crane became Marion Crane |
| KANSAS | It became a state in 1861 |
| FLA | State in which "chad" became a household word: Abbr. |
| KUCHEN | German coffeecake that became the state dessert of South Dakota in 2000 |
