16h 22min, jan 9, 1898 y - Annexation of Hawaii
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Dole declared Hawaii an independent republic. Spurred by the nationalism aroused by the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley. Hawaii was made a territory in 1900, and Dole became its first governor.
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16h 22min, jan 9, 1898 y
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~ 127 years ago
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