When:
August 21, 2017 all-day
2017-08-21T00:00:00-06:00
2017-08-22T00:00:00-06:00
Where:
http://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/hawaii/

Aug 21, 1959. President Dwight Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Hawaii to the Union. The statehood bill had passed the previousMarch with a stipulation that statehood should be approved by a vote of Hawaiian residents. The referendum passed by a huge margin in June, and Eisenhower proclaimed Hawaii the 50th state on Aug 21.

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