Anxiety and depression in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and their effect on quality of life. Author contributions: Yang XJ wrote the paper; Jiang HM performed the research and collected the data; Yang XJ and Hou XH analyzed the data; Song J designed the research.
Answer. 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.n retrospect, perhaps, the genuinely interesting question about Hawaiiâs becoming a state is why it took so longâ60 years from the time that it became a U.S. possession. There were many Hawaiian petitions for statehood during the first half of the 20th century. These were denied or ignored.
Hawaii admitted as the 50th state of the United States. William F. Quinn becomes the first elected governor of the new state, and Hiram Fong and Oren E. Long are both elected to the U.S. Senate. (1959) A Boeing 707 lands in Hawaii, trumpeting the beginning of a massive increase in Island tourism. (1960)