2007-04-19 17:46:24 · 4 answers · asked by sobaz 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States on August 21, 1959
But on July 6, 1898, by a vote of 42 to 21, the united states formally annexed Hawaii as a U.S. territory.
Are president was good friends with the queen.
2007-04-19 17:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by gnomes31 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Hawaii
The territorial legislature convened for the first time on February 20, 1901.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill on March 18, 1959 which allowed for Hawaiian statehood. Hawaiʻi formally became the 50th state of the Union on August 21, 1959 after a vote of over 94% in favor of statehood.
It also tells about the overthrow of the kingdom and some other nice facts.
Other good cites:
http://www.hawaiian-roots.com/hawaiihistory.htm
http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&CategoryID=1
Nice timelines:
http://www.lava.net/~poda/history.html
http://www.hawaiian-roots.com/timeline.htm
http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&CategoryID=259
2007-04-19 17:53:53 · answer #2 · answered by Ray M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
US backed interests overthrew the lawful, sovereign Kingdom of Hawai'i on 17 Jan. 1893. Go to this website for more information: http://www.hawaii-nation.org/
2007-04-20 22:01:56 · answer #3 · answered by compaq presario 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
July 6,1898, we annexed Hawaii.
2007-04-19 19:09:39 · answer #4 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋