Decades later, the statehood movement gained its first real momentum following a territorial referendum in 1946.
dˈɛkeɪdz lˈeɪɾɚ, ðə stˈeɪthʊd mˈuːvmənt ɡˈeɪnd ɪts fˈɜːst ɹˈiːəl moʊmˈɛntəm fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ tˌɛɹɪtˈoːɹɪəl ɹˌɛfɚɹˈɛndəm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks.