About Hawaiian Shirt Day
The third Friday in August is Statehood Day in Hawaii (formerly called Admission Day). It was on August 21th 1959, that Hawaii became the 50th state in the Union.
Today we will all wear Hawaiian Shirts to work to Commemorate this Day.
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