January 17, 1893 –
Another proud moment in America history –
a group of American businessmen stole Hawaii on this date.
Queen Liliuokalani, the monarch of Hawaii, was overthrown by a group of sugar plantation owners who wanted a more pro-American government.
The coup took place with the tacit approval of the United States, though the new leader of Hawaii, Sanford Dole, refused to step down when asked to do so by President Cleveland. Hawaii and the US finally resumed full diplomatic relations in 1897, under President McKinley.
Hawaii was annexed by the U.S. in 1898.
And as I’ve mentioned before, in the bitterest of ironies, Pineapples are no longer a major cash crop for the island.
And so it goes.
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