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Originally Posted by miss_silver
Damn Nic, another shovel full of earth thrown upon your grave...
Which Islands? Do you mean Hawaii, islands that were taken by force?
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In March 1959, both houses of Congress passed the Admission Act and U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower signed it into law. (The act excluded Palmyra Atoll, part of the Kingdom and Territory of Hawaii, from the new state.) On June 27 of that year, a plebiscite was held asking residents of Hawaii to vote on accepting the statehood bill. Hawaii voted 17 to 1 to accept. On August 21, church bells throughout Honolulu were rung upon the proclamation that Hawaii was the 50th state of the Union.
Yeah things got rough there
Not very good at this history thing are you???
EDIT - anyone who reads her post please take it as comedy, esp about Western Canada, it is all false but I do enjoy seeing the veiws on Canada from someone living in Cuebec. LOL...Funny, is that what they really teach in the school system there??? Comedy Gold!!!