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.
Alaska-quarter.jpg. Alaska became the 49th state in 1959. The Alaska commemorative quarter features a grizzly bear with the state fish (salmon), the north star (see Alaska state flag and motto) and caption: The Great Land (public domain image on Wikipedia).he King Cove Dancers-from one of the five last remaining Eastern Aleut villages still in existence; photo Â© Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development (used by permission). Edit Origin of Alaska Page. Add Media for Origin of Alaska Add a New Page.