How the US conquered beautiful Hawaii... Hawaii has been the 50th State of the United States since 21st August 1959. Since statehood, tourism has been the main industry followed by Education, Government and the Military. However, Hawaii was a country whose government of Queen Lili’uokalani was overthrown more than 120 years ago on 17 January 1893, when Hawaii was actually known as the Kingdom of Hawaii. It is a part of history that needs to be told...Annexation of Hawaii was a result of a planned Coup d’état by a group of Christian Missionaries who came from Boston, Massachusetts called the Committee of Safety, a 13-member group of the Hawaiian League or ironically known as the Annexation Club composed of American, Hawaiian, and European citizens who were also members of the Missionary Party. The Coup also involved American and European residents who supported the Reform Party of the Hawaiian Kingdom... silentcrownews/wordpress/?p=1430
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 08:11:02 +0000
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