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Liliuokalani(Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawai)
1838 - Born on the 2nd of September in Honolulu.
1962 - On the 16th of September, she married John Owen Dominis, who became Governor of Oahu and Maui.
1891 - She inherited the throne from her brother Kalkaua on the 17th of January.
1893 - She was deposed on the 17th of January, and a provisional government was instituted.
- She was illegal and offered on the 16th of November to give the throne back to her if she granted amnesty to everyone responsible.
- She changed her mind on the 18th of December, and U.S. Minister Willis demanded her reinstatement by the Provisional Government, the Provisional Government refused.
1895 - She was arrested on the 16th of January when firearms were found in the gardens of her home, of which she denied any knowledge.
1896 - She was sentenced to five years of hard labor in prison and fined $5000, but the sentence was commuted to imprisonment in an upstairs bedroom of Iolani Palace until she was released.
1898 - She was 79. Along with Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, Hawaii was annexed to the United States as a result of the Spanish American War through a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress.
1917 - Died on the 11th of November.
1962 - On the 16th of September, she married John Owen Dominis, who became Governor of Oahu and Maui.
1891 - She inherited the throne from her brother Kalkaua on the 17th of January.
1893 - She was deposed on the 17th of January, and a provisional government was instituted.
- She was illegal and offered on the 16th of November to give the throne back to her if she granted amnesty to everyone responsible.
- She changed her mind on the 18th of December, and U.S. Minister Willis demanded her reinstatement by the Provisional Government, the Provisional Government refused.
1895 - She was arrested on the 16th of January when firearms were found in the gardens of her home, of which she denied any knowledge.
1896 - She was sentenced to five years of hard labor in prison and fined $5000, but the sentence was commuted to imprisonment in an upstairs bedroom of Iolani Palace until she was released.
1898 - She was 79. Along with Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, Hawaii was annexed to the United States as a result of the Spanish American War through a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress.
1917 - Died on the 11th of November.
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Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen by Liliuokalani (Mass Market Paperback - Oct 25, 1991) The Hawaiian kingdom's last monarch wrote her biography in 1897, the year before the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands by the United States. Her story covers six decades of island history told from...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Betrayal of Liliuokalani: Last Queen of Hawaii 1838-1917 by Helena G. Allen (Mass Market Paperback - Dec 1, 1991) A woman caught in the turbulent malestrom of cultures in conflict. Treating Queen Liliuokalani's life with authority, accuracy and detail, Betrayal is tremendously informative concerning the entire... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Lydia and the Island Kingdom: A Story Based on the Real Life of Princess Liliuokalani of Hawaii (Ready-to-Read Level 3: Young Princesses Around the World) by Joan Holub (Paperback - Dec 26, 2007) Young Princess Lydia has always loved her Hawaiian customs. But asAmerican influences begin to take over, she realizes that her family's old ways are disappearing. She wants to help -- but how? Lydia... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Betrayal of Liliuokalani: Last Queen of Hawaii 1838-1917 by Helena Allen (Mass Market Paperback - Jul 25, 1982) |
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The Queen's Songbook by Malcolm Naea Chun (Paperback - Sep 2, 1999) Queen Liliuokalani left two major legacies. The first, her lands have benefited the Hawaiian people through the Liliuokalani Trust and Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center. The second, her music,... |
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The Queen's Revenge by Gary Tamkin (Paperback - Mar 1, 2000) The Queen's Revengeis a story about Hawaii and the assassination of President McKinley, which took place at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York on September 6, 1901. In this highly...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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