Queen Liliuokalani: queen of the Hawaiian Islands was deposed by largely American sugar planters and other annexationists after she tried to return power to the monarchy (1893). Virgin Islands: prompted by fear of German expansion, the US bought the islands from Denmark for $25 million; its inhabitants became US citizens 10 years later (1917)
Archive for January, 2009
US Virgin Islands
January 24, 2009DO NOT argue with reality
January 20, 2009What’s happening is happening and no amount of wishing on your end is going to make it any different in that moment. So, why not take a deep breath and reflect on the following: “How do I know that the wind should blow? It’s blowing!”
DO NOT argue with reality. You’ll lose.
Zanzibar
January 5, 2009History’s shortest war began and ended in 1896. British ships began bombing the island of Zanzibar at 9 a.m., and Zanzibar surrendered at about 9:45 a.m., that same morning. The battle was prompted by the ascension to Zanzibar’s throne of Khalid bin Barghash, second son to Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini, who had died two days before. The British, who had sovereignty over the island, opposed the new sultan. When he refused to step down, the British fired upon the island, quickly bringing the insurrection to an end.
