March 18, 1959 - Eisenhower signing the Hawaii Statehood Bill
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Title
March 18, 1959 - Eisenhower signing the Hawaii Statehood Bill
Subject
Hawaii
Eisenhower
Statehood Bill
State
Politics
Eisenhower
Statehood Bill
State
Politics
Description
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 state since his Presi-dential Campaign in 1953, however decided to make Alaska a state first due to its beneficial oil supply. Although it did face opposition from congress, especially Southern lawmakers they eventually re-lented and Eisenhower then signed the executive order to make Hawaii an official US state. Hawaii had spent over six decades campaigning for the right to be a US state so this day was celebrated nationwide.
Eisenhower had wanted to make Hawaii a US state since his Presi-dential Campaign in 1953, however decided to make Alaska a state first due to its beneficial oil supply. Although it did face opposition from congress, especially Southern lawmakers they eventually re-lented and Eisenhower then signed the executive order to make Hawaii an official US state. Hawaii had spent over six decades campaigning for the right to be a US state so this day was celebrated nationwide.
Creator
Unknown (reverse image searched)
Publisher
IKE, Eisenhower Foundation, Hawaii Statehood
http://www.dwightdeisenhower.com/gallery.aspx?PID=265
http://www.dwightdeisenhower.com/gallery.aspx?PID=265
Date
18 March 1959
Contributor
Hannah Mehmet
Rights
IKE, Eisenhower Foundation, Hawaii Statehood, http://www.dwightdeisenhower.com/gallery.aspx?PID=265
Language
N/A
Type
Visual - photograph
Identifier
20th century Hawai'i
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown (reverse image searched), “March 18, 1959 - Eisenhower signing the Hawaii Statehood Bill,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 15, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/185.