Hawaii officially became a U.S. state on this day in history, August 21, 1959, after more than half a century as a territory. The day is known as 'Statehood Day.'
Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich has the latest on the president's response to the wildfires on 'Special Report.'on this day in history"All 49 states will join in welcoming the new one – Hawaii – to this union," said Eisenhower in extemporaneous remarks made after signing the proclamation.
Hawaiian statehood came about as a result of the Hawaii Admission Act, passed into law in March 1959. Hawaii was defined in the bill as"all the islands, together with their appurtenant reefs and territorial waters, included in the Territory of Hawaii on the date of enactment of this Act, except the atoll known as Palmyra Island, together with its appurtenant reefs and territorial waters, but said State shall not be deemed to include the Midway Islands, Johnston Island, Sand Island , or Kingman Reef, together with their appurtenant reefs and territorial waters.
In 1778, Captain James Cook landed on the island of Kauai, becoming the first European to reach any of the Hawaiian Islands. He named the islands the Sandwich Islands.In 1810, King Kamehameha I united the Hawaiian islands under his rule. The Hawaii would continue to have a monarch until 1893, when Queen Liliʻuokalani was overthrown in a coup, according to the History Channel's website.
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