PRINCETON, NJ -- The Watergate incident came to light twenty five years ago on June 17, 1972, when burglars linked to the Republican Party were caught attempting to bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters inside Washington's Watergate Hotel.
When and why did Hawaii become a state? Hawaiiâa U.S. territory since 1898âbecame the 50th state in August, 1959, following a referendum in Hawaii in which more than 93% of the voters approved the proposition that the territory should be admitted as a state. There were many Hawaiian petitions for statehood during the first half of the 20th century.
Hawaii remained a territory until granted statehood as the fiftieth state in 1959. This website about Ali'iolani Hale, home of the Hawaiian legislature from 1874, offers a history of the building, including details of Wilcox's rebellion in 1887 and the establishment of the Republic of Hawaii.