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Events on Thursday 7 July 1898 1
1898United States annexes HawaiiNewlands Resolution brings the Hawaiian Islands under US controlPresident William McKinley signed the Newlands Resolution annexing the Republic of Hawaii on 7 July 1898, and formal transfer of sovereignty took place in Honolulu on 12 August 1898. Annexation followed years of lobbying by American planters after the 1893 overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani. Hawaii became a US territory and later the 50th state.