Comments on: U.S. States that were Republics first http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/04/16/us-states-that-were-republics-first/ Your online source for flag news and information! Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:38:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Deborah Hendrick http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/04/16/us-states-that-were-republics-first/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Deborah Hendrick Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:52:41 +0000 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/04/16/us-states-that-were-republics-first/#comment-150 Hi Ed! Hawaii was indeed a republic, but it was a U.S. territory for fifty-nine years before it became a state, and that is why it is not identified as a "republic" when it entered the Union. (It's a fine bit of hair-splitting, huh.) Hi Ed!

Hawaii was indeed a republic, but it was a U.S. territory for fifty-nine years before it became a state, and that is why it is not identified as a “republic” when it entered the Union. (It’s a fine bit of hair-splitting, huh.)

]]> By: Ed Darrell http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/04/16/us-states-that-were-republics-first/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Ed Darrell Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:35:32 +0000 http://www.flagsbay.com/flag/2007/04/16/us-states-that-were-republics-first/#comment-147 What about Hawaii? What about Hawaii?

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