January 17, 1893
A group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrew Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and established a new provincial government with Dole as president. The coup occurred with the foreknowledge of John L. Stevens, the U.S. minister to Hawaii; 300 U.S. Marines from the U.S. cruiser Boston were called to Hawaii, allegedly to protect American lives.
January 17, 1961
In his farewell address to the nation, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the American people to keep a careful eye on what he called the “military-industrial complex” that has developed in the post-World War II years.
January 17, 1970
Some 300 Chicano activists gathered in Crystal City, Texas, to form an independent political party. La Raza Unida Party addressed a broad cross-section of issues: restoration of land grants, farm workers’ rights, enhanced education, voting and political rights.
