when was wake island acquired by the us
United States territorial acquisitions Wake Island was annexed as empty territory by the United States in 1899 (the claim is currently disputed by the Marshall Islands).
51st state Before Alaska and Hawaii became states of the United States in 1959, the corresponding expression was "the 49th state".
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National World War II Memorial Ground was broken in September 2001. The construction was managed by the General Services Administration.
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