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Image description: Happy Birthday Hawaii! The Presidential Libraries shares this about Hawaii’s history: On August 21, 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States of America. Hawaii’s journey to becoming a state had started five months prior when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Hawaii Admission Act on March 18, 1959. This cover is from a brochure compiled by the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii that outlines student support for Hawaiian statehood. It features reasons for statehood from students, staff, and a number of American public figures. It was included as part of a statehood petition sent by University of Hawaii students to Representative Hugh Peterson (D-GA), then chairman of the House Committee on Territories. The brochure is titled “Hawaii: 49th State” because Alaska had not yet entered the union. RG 233, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives -From the Eisenhower Library

Image description: Happy Birthday Hawaii! The Presidential Libraries shares this about Hawaii’s history:

On August 21, 1959, Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States of America. Hawaii’s journey to becoming a state had started five months prior when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Hawaii Admission Act on March 18, 1959.

This cover is from a brochure compiled by the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii that outlines student support for Hawaiian statehood. It features reasons for statehood from students, staff, and a number of American public figures. It was included as part of a statehood petition sent by University of Hawaii students to Representative Hugh Peterson (D-GA), then chairman of the House Committee on Territories.

The brochure is titled “Hawaii: 49th State” because Alaska had not yet entered the union.

RG 233, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives

-From the Eisenhower Library

Reblogged 3 weeks ago from ourpresidents
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