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jan 16, 1898 - Hawaii

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Sugar planters in Hawaii started to dominate the economy. The farmers wanted to get rid of the tax on exports of sugar so they asked to be annexed.They overthrew the queen but waited till the next president came. In 1898 the US gained the island of Hawaii.

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jan 16, 1898
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~ 127 years ago