It was 54 years ago today we added the 50th
state.
Alaska, the coldest but rich in nature and
natural resources, was the second to the latest, and Hawaii, the warmest and beloved
travel and vocation destination, was the latest to be granted statehood of the
U.S. both in 1959. It seems to have taken considerable political moves and
bargains behind the scenes to pass the legislatures to grant the status to
those remote territories.
Now, there are only 1.4 million residents
in Hawaii but they welcome a little over seven millions visitors. One fifth of those
visitors fly from Japan and China respectively and drop significant amount of
money and provide business and job opportunities there. So, the decision made
about half century ago seems to pay off.
Enjoy reading and learning about how
statehood was granted to the tropical territory.
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