Code Adam logo Code Adam is a missing-child safety program in the United States and Canada, originally created by Wal-Mart retail stores in 1994. This type of alert is generally regarded as having been named in memory of Adam Walsh, the 6-year-old son of John Walsh (the host of Fox's America's Most Wanted).
When were Alaska and Hawaii added as states after? Both became US States in 1959, Hawaii as #50 and Alaska as #49 and they were preceded by Arizona as #48. Making the world better, one answer at a time.
The addition of the 49th state added quite a large area to the United States. Alaska makes up around 20 percent of the area of the whole country. It is almost 2.5 times bigger than Texas, the largest state prior to 1959. It is more than 420 times bigger than Rhode Island, the smallest state in the country.