Timeline

August 19,1981- Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of the Hawaiian islands.

1984- Queen Liliuokalani is overthrown by local businessmen with the help of U.S. marines and is forced to surrender the Hawaiian kingdom to the U.S.

1895- The queen is accused of plotting an aborted attempt to restore herself to the throne and is thrown in jail.

1898- Hawaii is annexed by U.S. President McKinley and claimed U.S. territory

1917- Queen Liliuokalani dies at 79 from a stroke.

The Hawaiian kingdom remained U.S. territory until 1959.