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Early The islands were ruled by a succession of royal families but were not united under one ruler until 1810. | Early The islands were ruled by a succession of royal families but were not united under one ruler until 1810. | ||
'''1778''' | '''1778''': Captain James Cook of the British Navy arrived and named the islands the Sandwich Islands. | ||
'''1820: ''' Protestant missionaries from New England brought Christianity to Hawaii. | '''1820: ''' Protestant missionaries from New England brought Christianity to Hawaii. | ||
'''1830s-1890s: ''' Thousands of settlers and laborers came to Hawaii, mostly from the Orient. | '''1830s-1890s: ''' Thousands of settlers and laborers came to Hawaii, mostly from the Orient.[[Image:Hawaii flag.png|right|150px]] | ||
'''1894: ''' The Republic of Hawaii was established after the Monarchy was dethroned in 1893. | '''1894: ''' The Republic of Hawaii was established after the Monarchy was dethroned in 1893. | ||
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'''1959: ''' Hawaii attained statehood. | '''1959: ''' Hawaii attained statehood. | ||
An especially helpful source for studying the history of Hawaii is Ralph S. Kuykendall, ''The Hawaiian Kingdom'', Three Volumes. (Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 1966-1968; FHL book 996.9 H2kr; Volume 1 on film 1321394 item 2). | An especially helpful source for studying the history of Hawaii is Ralph S. Kuykendall, ''The Hawaiian Kingdom'', Three Volumes. (Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 1966-1968; FHL book 996.9 H2kr; Volume 1 on film 1321394 item 2). <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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[[Category:Hawaii]] | [[Category:Hawaii]] | ||