January 17, 1893: The End of the Hawaiian Monarchy On this day in 1893, Queen Lili’uokalani of Hawaii was overthrown by local businessmen and US Marines and forced to surrender the Hawaiian kingdom to the United States. This was in retaliation of Lili’uokalani’s attempts to implement a new constitution that would restore power to the throne and restore the voting rights of the Hawaiian people.  In 1898, Hawaii was annexed into the United States, and a year later, it became a US territory.   For more on Lili’uokalani, dive deep into American Experience’s timeline of Hawaii’s last queen.
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January 17, 1893: The End of the Hawaiian Monarchy

On this day in 1893, Queen Lili’uokalani of Hawaii was overthrown by local businessmen and US Marines and forced to surrender the Hawaiian kingdom to the United States.

This was in retaliation of Lili’uokalani’s attempts to implement a new constitution that would restore power to the throne and restore the voting rights of the Hawaiian people. 

In 1898, Hawaii was annexed into the United States, and a year later, it became a US territory. 

 For more on Lili’uokalani, dive deep into American Experience’s timeline of Hawaii’s last queen.

Source: to.pbs.org

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    I love this bit of american history actually. One of my childhood friends lived in Hawaii and I thus know random...
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    Hawaii…we will never forget. Seriously, Hawaiian history is required in school.
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    It’s amazing how unknown this bit of American history is.
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