Hawaii: Timeline

1795   Spring - Kamehameha I Kamehameha I

Kamehameha, also known as Kamehameha I and Kamehameha the Great , unified the Hawaiian Islands [i] ... 

 of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu'uanu Valley, solidifying his control of the major islands of the archipelago.

1819   'Ai Noa in Hawaii.

1848   The Great Mahele (land division) is signed in Hawaii.

1874   Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States United States

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 granting exclusive trading rights.

1885   The first Japan Japan

is an island country [i] in East Asia [i]. ... 

ese arrive in Hawaii.

1891   Liliuokalani proclaimed Queen of Hawaii

1898   The United States United States

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 annexes the Hawaiian Islands Hawaii

Hawaii became the 50th state [i] of the United States [i] on August 21 [i], 1959 [i]. ... 

.

1900   Hawaii officially becomes a territory of the United States United States

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.

1900   Hawaii officially becomes a U.S. United States

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 territory.

1901   The legislature of Hawaii Territory Hawaii

Hawaii became the 50th state [i] of the United States [i] on August 21 [i], 1959 [i]. ... 

 convenes for the first time.

1915   US United States

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 submarine Submarine

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 F-4 sinks off Hawaii - 21 dead

1924   Hanapepe Massacre occurs on Kauai Kauai

Kauai is the oldest and fourth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands [i], having an area of 1,430.43 km. ... 

, Hawaii

1935   Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart

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 becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California California

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1941   World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor Attack on Pearl Harbor

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 - Joseph Grew, the United States United States

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 ambassador to Japan Japan

is an island country [i] in East Asia [i]. ... 

, cables the State Department United States Department of State

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 that Japan had plans to launch an attack against Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor is a simple embayment on the island of Oahu [i], Hawaii [i], west of Honolulu [i] ... 

, Hawaii (his cable was ignored).

1959   American President Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was an American [i] soldier and politician. ... 

 signs bill allowing for Hawaiian statehood.

1959   Hawaii is admitted as the 50th U.S. state U.S. state

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.

1960   July 4 — Following the admission of Hawaii as the 50th U.S. state U.S. state

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 the previous year, the 50-star flag of the United States Flag of the United States

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 debuts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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.

1969   An explosion aboard a freighter near Hawaii kills 25.

1973   Elvis Presley Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley (born Elvis Aaron Presley in 1935) was an American musician and actor.... 

 does a concert in Hawaii for over a billion people live worldwide.

1976   The first megamouth shark is discovered off Oahu Oahu

Oahu , the "Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands [i] and most populous i ... 

 in Hawaii.

1977   Snow Snow

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 falls in Miami, Florida Miami, Florida

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 (despite its ordinarily tropical climate) for the only time in its history. Snowfall has occurred farther south in the United States United States

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 only on the high mountains of the state of Hawaii.

1986   Yoweri Museveni becomes President of Uganda Uganda

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 after leading a successful 5-year liberation struggle. Flees to Hawaii.]]

1986   EDSA Revolution: President Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Marcos

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edraln Marcos was the tenth president [i] of the Philippines [i] ... 

 of the Philippines Philippines

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 goes into exile in Hawaii after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the first Filipino woman president, first as an interim president.

1991   A total Solar Eclipse Solar eclipse

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 is seen in(Hawaii, Mexico Mexico

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, Central America Central America

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, Colombia Colombia

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 and Brazil Brazil

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).