The flag of the Kingdom of Hawai’i over ʻIolani Palace is being lowered to raise the United States flag to signify annexation. Honolulu, Territory of Hawai’i, United States. August 12, 1898. [761×599]
The flag of the Kingdom of Hawai’i over ʻIolani Palace is being lowered to raise the United States flag to signify annexation. Honolulu, Territory of Hawai’i, United States. August 12, 1898. [761×599]
On July 7, 1898, the US Congress passed the [Newlands Resolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newlands_Resolution) to annex the Republic of Hawaii, whose leadership, mainly chosen among the latifundists who overt rew the monarchy five years before. In 1900, the Territory of Hawaii was created; it would becme a State in 1959.
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On July 7, 1898, the US Congress passed the [Newlands Resolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newlands_Resolution) to annex the Republic of Hawaii, whose leadership, mainly chosen among the latifundists who overt rew the monarchy five years before. In 1900, the Territory of Hawaii was created; it would becme a State in 1959.