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 and Hawaii - 50 Years of Statehood. In 1959 Alaska and Hawaii became the last two states to join the USA. They are the only ones not connected to the other 48 states. Although they are very different they were both important in the 2008 presidential elections.
On January 29, 1861, just before the start of the Civil War, K â¦ ansas was admitted to the Union as a free state. Kansas-Nebraska Act, bill that became law on May 30, 1854, by which the U.S. Congress established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska.