GREAT video!
46 Oklahoma Saturday, November 16, 1907 Oklahoma Territory & Indian Territory
47 New Mexico Saturday, January 6, 1912 New Mexico Territory
48 Arizona Wednesday, February 14, 1912 Arizona Territory
49 Alaska Saturday, January 3, 1959 Alaska Territory
50 Hawaii Friday, August 21, 1959 Kingdom of Hawaii, Hawaii Territory
Red Skelton was born in 1913. Viewing he went to the 7th grade, that would put this time period he is talking about from 1919 to 1926. During his Teachers life, there would have been at least 3 states added to the union. He was not talking about Reds Skeltons time on earth but his teachers. That means there were 3 states added during that time period.
You are correct on one point. This clip was done in 1969. But the time period it is addressing is 1923 where 3 states would have been added during the teachers life. The State count then would have been 46.
It appears that the young writers didn’t account for that. Here is the list of states added to the Union during the Teachers Lifespan.
39 North Dakota Saturday, November 2, 1889 Dakota Territory
40 South Dakota Saturday, November 2, 1889 Dakota Territory
41 Montana Friday, November 8, 1889 Montana Territory
42 Washington Monday, November 11, 1889 Washington Territory
43 Idaho Thursday, July 3, 1890 Idaho Territory
44 Wyoming Thursday, July 10, 1890 Wyoming Territory
45 Utah Saturday, January 4, 1896 Utah Territory
46 Oklahoma Saturday, November 16, 1907 Oklahoma Territory & Indian Territory
47 New Mexico Saturday, January 6, 1912 New Mexico Territory
48 Arizona Wednesday, February 14, 1912 Arizona Territory
The 2 would have been added during Reds lifetime, 1913 on.
49 Alaska Saturday, January 3, 1959 Alaska Territory
50 Hawaii Friday, August 21, 1959 Kingdom of Hawaii, Hawaii Territory
The Writers weren’t historians but the bit is as much important today as it was then.
Thinking about it, in 1955, no entertainer would have dared to air something like that.