Jan. 6, 1959:
A flip of the coin decided that E.L. (Bob) Bartlett would be Alaska's new senior senator and Ernest Gruening would be the junior senator. The two Democrats were elected on Nov. 25, 1958, after Alaska became the 49th state.
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