21 August 1959 August 20, 2013 Author: Staff President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaims Hawaii the 50th state of the union. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out." Stephen King — Click here for more from Stephen King Related posts: 30 May 1959 1 April 1959 16 September 1959 10 March 1959 14 June 1959 25 September 275 21 August 1689 21 August 1979 Categories: History Tags: 1959, 21 August