Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-17 19:56:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F6700CE6C398D88F68989BD0B4936602C790E4F7DAA7C6B0AB49AE53BD11CCC4
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Under protest from the last Queen of Hawai’i, and natives, House Joint Resolution 259, 55th Congress, the "Newlands Resolution," passed Congress and was signed into law by President McKinley on July 7, 1898. Hawaiian islands were officially annexed by the United States. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/joint-resolution-for-annexing-the-hawaiian-islands
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