On This Day – NYT Posted on August 21, 2006 by CD On Aug. 21, 1959, President Eisenhower signed an executive order proclaiming Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related