Key Figures

President William McKinley

Born on January 29th, 1843 in Niles, OH and was

assassinated on September 14th, 1901 in Buffalo, NY.

He is the U.S. 25th President and approved

the official annexation in 1900.

Queen Liliuokalani

Born on September 2nd, 1838 in Honolulu, HI and died on November 11th,

1917. Liliuokalani was the last queen of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

She was the Queen when the Annexation of Hawaii started.

Then she was forced to give up her throne when the

United States annexed Hawaii in 1898.

King David Kalakaua

Born on November 16th, 1836, in Honolulu, HI and

died on January 20th, 1891, Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA.

King David Kalakaua was elected to become King in 1874.

Kalakaua was the first King ever to tour the U.S. in 1891.

Queen Liliuokalani is also his sister.

President Grover Cleveland

President Grover Cleveland was an American politician and lawyer who served

as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States.

He was born on March 18th, 1837, in Caldwell, NJ

He died on June 24th, 1908, in Princeton, NJ