On this day, 66 years ago, on August 21, 1959 (July 18, 1959, the United States officially declared Hawaii the 50th state. Eisenhower helped unveil the new American flag, and the 50th star representing Hawaii was added to the flag. On August 21, 1959, U.S. President Eisenhower officially announced at a bipartisan White House celebration: Hawaii-this Pacific paradise, including eight islands and many surrounding islets, along with coral beaches, colorful plants and cloud-shrouded volcanic peaks-officially became the 50th state of the United States. Immediately afterwards, the new national flag was unfolded, and the 50 stars were arranged like this: a total of nine staggered rows, with 6 stars and 5 stars placed in every other row respectively. This is the 20th national flag design since the founding of the United States. For the second time in this year, the United States welcomes the historical moment of accepting a new state. It turned out that Hawaii, a territory of the United States, and Alaska, the 49th state, had only non-voting representatives in the House; from now on, these two states will have their own senators and congressmen. The Hawaiian Islands finally won a long battle for statehood. To this end, people happily held various celebrations. Some Southerners in Congress have in the past been pessimistic about Hawaii's ethnic diversity, which means that Hawaii represents more ethnic minorities and cultural groups than any other state. Others say that Hawaii's distance from the mainland is also a problem. Hawaii has added 585,000 people to the United States (including 183,000 registered voters) and 6345 square miles of land. The picture shows the beautiful scenery on the beach in Honolulu, Hawaii