On this date in 1897, Hawaii (featured above) was incorporated into the U.S. with the treaty of annexation.  Back in 1893, the queen of Hawaii had been overthrown, and there was a provisional government established.  Hawaii was dependent on the U.S., and this treaty seemed to make perfect sense.  It was not until 1959 that it became the 50th and final state to enter the U.S.

Hawaii is one place I would love to visit one day, but I have never been able to do so.  In many ways, I live much closer to the state now that I live in Washington state, but I know that travel to Hawaii is pretty expensive.  If I were to go, I think I would want to go to one of the smaller islands, but then again, I would like to see the Pearl Harbor memorial.  Maybe one day I’ll get the chance.

For more info:

http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&year=1897

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~hslp/journal/vol1/Annex_Treaty_(HJLP).pdf

http://famousdaily.com/history/republic-of-hawaii-incorporated-into-us.html

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