US Annexes Hawaii: McKinley Signs the Newlands Resolution
President William McKinley signed the Newlands Resolution to formally annex Hawaii, transforming the independent kingdom into a U.S. territory and securing a critical naval foothold in the Pacific. This move immediately shifted American strategic power across the ocean, setting the stage for future expansion into Asia while ending Hawaiian sovereignty.
July 7, 1898
128 years ago
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