EPISODE · Nov 28, 2006 · 2 MIN
Dwight D. Eisenhower Hawaii Statehood Proclamation Speech - 1959 (August 21, 1959)
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August 21, 1959 - President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. August 24, 1959 - Three days after Hawaiian statehood, Hiram L. Fong was sworn in as the first Chinese-American U.S. senator, while Daniel K. Inouye was sworn in as the first Japanese-American U.S. representative.
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