Statehood President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill on March 18, 1959 which allowed for Hawaiian statehood. Hawaiʻi formally became the 50th state of the Union on August 21, 1959 after a vote of over 94% in favor of statehood. ( Wikipedia ).
No state was admitted into the union during 1956. Arizona was admitted into the Union on February 14, 1912 becoming the 48th state to join the Union. Alaska was admitted into the Union on January 3, 1959 becoming the 49th state to join the Union.
Hawaii's statehood is 1959
Because when the Referendum on Statehood was taken on 27 June 1959, for every No vote there were 17 votes favoring Statehood.
Both Alaska and Hawaii became states in 1959.The state of Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959. It is the 49th state of the US.The state of Hawaii became a state on August 21,1959. It is the 50th US state.
Hawaii became a state in the summer of 1959.
August 21,1959
Hawaii was the last state to enter the United States earning statehood in 1959. However now Guam and Puerto Rico are U.S. territories and could soon replace Hawaii as the "youngest state."
Hawai'i became a state on August 26, 1959.
Alaska became a state on Jan. 3, 1959 as the 49th state.
On 3 January 1959.
1959 When the state gained it's statehood into the United States