Hawaii Admission Act
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The Admission Act, formally An Act to Provide for the Admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union is a statute enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eise
A copy of an official ballot (inset) and referendum results approving the Admission Act
Midway Atoll
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Midway Atoll is a 2.4 sq mi atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the United States, and is an unorganized and unincorporated territory of the U.S.
Hawaii Admission Act
…except the atoll known as Palmyra Island, together with its appurtenant reefs and territorial waters, but said State shall not be deemed to include the Midway Islands, Johnston Island, Sand Island (off-shore from Johnston Island), or Kingman Reef, together with their appurtenant reefs and territorial waters…
Burning oil tanks during the Battle of Midway
Navy memorial and gooney monument with Laysan albatross chicks
360-degree panoramic view of the low-lying landscape of Eastern Island, Midway Atoll
The buildings of the Commercial Pacific Cable Company date back to 1903 (photo from 2008).