"48." Steve answered with confidence.
Bucky stared at Steve in disbelief. "There are 49."
"Hawaii is a territory."
"Hawaii? I was talking about Alaska." Bucky frowned at his friend.
Steve furrowed his eyebrow in confusion. "What the hell is Alaska?"
"The 49th state." Bucky gave an exasperated groan as Sam leaned against the wall, watching the two argue with a half grin.
"I have never heard of it." Steve crossed his arms as he eyed Bucky. "Where is it?"
"By Russia."
Steve narrowed his eyes at his friend. "How do you know?"
"How would I know?" Bucky stared at him long and hard in annoyance before Steve realized it was a stupid question.
He cleared his throat awkwardly. "They sent you to Alaska?"
"No." Bucky sighed heavily. "But they did tell me the U.S. got a new state across the ocean from Russia, and I may be sent there."
A heavier silence fell between the two of them before Sam spoke with a wide grin. "There's 50 states now." The two looked over towards him in mild annoyance. "Hawaii and Alaska are states. I can pull up a map and show you."
"When did Hawaii become a state?" Steve frowned. "After the war?"
"I think so." Sam pulled out his phone to look it up. "Says August 21, 1959."
Bucky made his way over to Sam. "What about Alaska?"
"January 3, 1959."
Bucky grumbled. "They told me almost 2 years later."
"What else have we missed?" Steve sighed as he pulled out his small notebook.
Sam shrugged as he put his phone away. "A lot. You guys missed 70 years of history."
"What do you know then?" Bucky crossed his arms as he studied Sam curiously.
Sam rubbed his chin in thought. "Well, we landed on the moon and-"
"Wait, the moon?" Bucky cut him off with an astonished expression.
Sam gave him an annoyed scowl at being interrupted. "Yes, the moon."
"How?" Bucky perked up in interest. Sam groaned, knowing it was going to be a long conversation.