On July 4, 1894 the Republic of Hawaiʻi was proclaimed by the provisional government that usurped Queen Liliʻuokalani.

On July 4, 1960 at 12:01 a.m. at Fort National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland the U.S. flag with its 50th star was first officially displayed.

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[For the rest of this story from Hoʻokahua, Kamehameha Schools, see Nanea Armstrong Wassel post here!]