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Check Six: Hawaii the 50th State – 57 years ago

August 19, 2016
Star-Bulletin photographer Albert Yamauchi captured this image of news carrier Chester Kahapea selling copies of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on the day Hawaii became the 50th State. August 21, 1959. This photo epitomizes the joy and excitement of the day Hawaii became the last star on the US flag.

News carrier Chester Kahapea selling copies of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on the day Hawaii became the 50th State. August 21, 1959. Albert Yamauchi photo

Admissions Day is a state holiday that celebrates the day President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the proclamation welcoming Hawai‘i as the 50th state of the union. The president signed the proclamation on August 21, 1959.  Since 1969, Hawaii observes Admissions Day on the third Friday in August.

How did Hawai‘i look back in the 1950s?  The following two YouTube videos provide a unique glance in our history.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP1GchaSO1A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYN4fg418kg

Related:
Retiree News posted another article about Statehood in 2014 that provides a better look into what happened in 1959.  Read more at http://wp.me/p3639O-1s2

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