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.
In the late 1880s and 1890s, several former territories became states. In 1889 alone, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington all became states. The 1890s saw the addition of Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah. In 1898, the United States annexed Hawaii, and it became the Hawaii Territory.