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"51st state" is a phrase used in the United States to refer to the idea of adding an additional state to the current 50-state nation. Proposals for a 51st state may include granting statehood to one o
The Spanish-American war of 1898 led to Cuba's independence.
A resident of Seattle, Washington, through a homemade sign, facetiously declares that the Republic of Iraq is the 51st U.S. state.
This 2022 Congressional Research Service report examines the legal processes for admission to the Union.
The Puerto Rico statehood movement is a political movement which aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States. Currently, Puerto Rico is an unincorporated organized territory. Puerto Rico was
51st state
…United States. In the 2000s, 2010s, and the 2020s, the term has been used most often in reference to active statehood movements in Washington, D.C., and in Puerto Rico, both voted for statehood in recent referendums: D.C. in 2016 and Puerto Rico in 2020. Their admission to the Union as states would require congressional…
Flag of the United States (left) alongside Flag of Puerto Rico (right).
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Congressman Ruben Gallego speaking in support of Puerto Rican statehood in 2019