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  2. The true story of how American landowners overthrew the ...

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    The coup went forward with the support of John L. Stevens, the United States Minister to Hawaii, and US Marines from the USS Boston. By January 17, 1893, the overthrow of the monarchy was complete ...

  3. Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom was a coup d'état against Queen Liliʻuokalani that took place on January 17, 1893, on the island of Oahu, and was led by the Committee of Safety, composed of seven foreign residents (five Americans, one Scotsman, and one German [5]) and six Hawaiian Kingdom subjects of American descent in Honolulu.

  4. Legal status of Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    The legal status of Hawaii is an evolving legal matter as it pertains to United States law. [citation needed] The US Federal law was amended in 1993 with the Apology Resolution which "acknowledges that the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii occurred with the active participation of agents and citizens of the United States and further acknowledges that the Native Hawaiian people never directly ...

  5. Opposition to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Opposition to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom took several forms. Following the overthrow of the monarchy on January 17, 1893, Hawaii's provisional government—under the leadership of Sanford B. Dole—attempted to annex the land to the United States under Republican Benjamin Harrison's administration.

  6. Ceded lands (Hawaii) - Wikipedia

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    In 1898, the United States Congress annexed Hawaiʻi based on a Joint Resolution of Annexation (Joint Resolution). [1] Questions about the legitimacy of the U.S. acquiring Hawaii through a joint resolution, rather than a treaty, were actively debated in Congress in 1898, and is the subject of ongoing debate. [2]

  7. Today in History: Hawaii becomes 50th state - AOL

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    56 years ago today, Hawaii became the 50th state to join the United States. On August 21, 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the proclamation welcoming Hawaii into the United States.

  8. Territory of Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory [1] [2] [3] (Hawaiian: Panalāʻau o Hawaiʻi) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 30, 1900, [4] until August 21, 1959, when most of its territory, excluding Palmyra Island, was admitted to the United States as the 50th US state, the State of Hawaii.

  9. From Europe to Canada to Hawaii, photos capture destructive ...

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    The destructive power of wildfire has been a defining feature of a summer of climate extremes. It's a ghastly pattern that climate scientists around the world say has been worsened and fueled by ...