On Oct. 18 of that year, the U.S. took control of Puerto Rico and raised the American flag on the island ... to put Puerto Rico on a path to statehood or independence, Ponsa-Kraus said.

Don't let go of the flag... I don't want them to do ... the majority voted in favor of statehood. What Happened to Hawaii Puerto Rico and Hawaii were annexed by the United States in 1898, but ...

Could we add two more stars to the American flag in the near future? Experts say yes. Odds are, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico could soon claim statehood, OZY reports. The movement to make ...

The same flag hangs inside López Rivera’s ... Of course, Washington is not eagerly opening the door to statehood, either. Puerto Rico’s present and future are also complicated by climate ...

A woman waves the flag of Puerto Rico during a news conference on Puerto Rican statehood on Capitol Hill on March 2, 2021. (Patrick Semansky / AP file) That's in large part because members must be ...

The Puerto Rican flag flies in front of Puerto Rico's Capitol in San Juan. Ricardo Arduengo/AP Images Pro-statehood supporters can always move to one of the 50 states to pursue the "American Dream." ...

The GOP platform in 2016 also included support for Puerto Rican statehood. U.S. and Puerto Rican flags wave next to a highway in eastern Puerto Rico on Sept. 29, 2017. Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP ...

A woman waves the flag of Puerto Rico during a news conference on Puerto Rican statehood on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) The proposal would commit ...

It can be seen in the streets of Humboldt Park where the Puerto Rican Fest is celebrated every year and the Puerto Rican flag is proudly ... for Puerto Rico: statehood, independence and ...

Parade attendees wave Puerto Rican flags on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan ... has united both supporters and opponents of Puerto Rico statehood in the U.S. Congress behind a push by a Democratic ...

A woman waves the Puerto Rico flag on Capitol Hill ... with three choices: statehood, independence and a hybrid known as free association. Keeping the island’s current status as a territory ...