What does it do? Flex is a powerful, open source application framework that allows you to easily build mobile applications for iOS, Androidâ¢, and BlackBerryÂ® Tablet OS devices, as well as traditional applications for browser and desktop using the same programming model, tool, and codebase.
Alaska admitted into Union. On January 3, 1959, President Eisenhower signs a special proclamation admitting the territory of Alaska into the Union as the 49th and largest state. The European discovery of Alaska came in 1741, when a Russian expedition led by Danish navigator Vitus Bering sighted the Alaskan mainland.
Oklahoma became the 47th state in 1907, following several acts that incorporated more and more Indian tribal land into U.S. territory. After its inclusion in the union, Oklahoma became a center for oil production, with much of the stateâs early growth coming from that industry.