Today in 1891: Queen Lili'uokalani becomes the last queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Just less than t
Today in 1891: Queen Lili'uokalani becomes the last queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Just less than two years later, she would be overthrown by a group of American, German, and British businessmen with the backing of the U.S. government.The overthrow led to a provisional government led by Sanford B. Dole (of the same family as the Dole Food Company) and later, annexation by the United States.Read more at Indian Country Today. -- source link
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