244. Why is Hawaii part of the United States? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><a href="https://www.send7.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Listen to <strong>Simple English News Daily - https://www.send7.org/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4QctJjCUuHefLzeZWDoXqc?si=d381def2ae9a4cb8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Check out the latest episode of <strong>Simple English News Daily</strong> - https://open.spotify.com/show/4QctJjCUuHefLzeZWDoXqc?si=d381def2ae9a4cb8</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p> <strong>The United States has 50 states, and today I want to discuss why (and how) Hawaii became the most recent to join the union. An island chain in the Pacific, far from the contiguous United States, the story of how Hawaii became “American” is fascinating and controversial!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/06/21/244-why-is-hawaii-part-of-the-united-states/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/06/21/244-why-is-hawaii-part-of-the-united-states/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>My Links</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish">⁠<strong>JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish </strong>⁠</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish">⁠<strong>Support the Podcast - https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish</strong>⁠</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.link/"><strong>ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/ </strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard">⁠<strong>Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard</strong>⁠</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast"><strong>NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast </strong></a></p> <p><br