17h 36min, may 27, 1893 y - Pro-American Sugar planters overthrow Queen Liliuokalani in Hawaii
Description:
The pro-Americans staged a coup that would overthrow the queen in efforts to claim Hawaii a republic and eventually make it a state in order for it to compete with the American market. Hawaii was producing loads of sugar, and this caused America to want to gain it.
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17h 36min, may 27, 1893 y
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~ 132 years ago