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This is a typed government document featuring the impromptu remarks made by President Dwight Eisenhower regarding Hawaii becoming the 50th U.S State. The remarks are captured by James C. Hagerty, serving Press Secretary to the President and made on…

This "Hawaii: 49th State” brochure was compiled by the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii in 1946. It shows student support for Hawaiian statehood and features reasons for statehood from University of Hawaii students and staff as well as…

This petition, rolled onto a wooden spool 68 inches wide containing a roll of paper 16 inches in diameter, was signed by 116,000 supporters of Hawaii statehood and presented to the U.S. Senate on February 26, 1954.
This petition was presented by the…

A black and white Photograph showing President Dwight Eisen-hower signing the Hawaii Statehood Bill on March 18, 1959 which made The Territory of Hawaii The State of Hawaii and made it the 50th US State.
Eisenhower had wanted to make Hawaii a US…

The document is a press release of the President’s proclamation stating the admission of Hawaii as a US state. It states that the Congress approved the establishment of the State of Hawaii on March 18 1959 and that the election held on November 7…