March 12, 1959 (Thursday)
- By a margin of 323 to 89, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to allow Hawaii to become the 50th state, contingent upon passage by Hawaiian voters. The night before, the Senate had voted its approval, 76–15. The bill was signed into law by President Eisenhower on March 18, 1959.
- Tomasi Kulimoetoke II became the King of Wallis Island, reigning until May 7, 2007.
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Famous quotes containing the word march:
“Yet nightly pitch my moving tent,
A day’s march nearer home.”
—James Montgomery (1771–1854)