Today’s post comes from Callie Belback from the National Archives History Office. On July 7, 1898, President William McKinley signed the joint resolution annexing the islands of Hawaii which eventually became the 50th U.S. state in 1959. Joint Resolution to provide for the annexing of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States, July 7, 1898. … Continue reading Protesting Statehood: Hawaiian Women’s Petition Against Annexation
