injustice
Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom
American businessmen and sugar planters, backed by US Marines, deposed Queen Liliuokalani and overthrew the sovereign Hawaiian Kingdom.
On this day
January 17
2 verified events
injustice
Stockton Schoolyard Shooting
A gunman opened fire on the schoolyard at Cleveland Elementary, killing five Cambodian and Vietnamese refugee children and wounding about 30 others before killing himself; he had voiced resentment of Asian immigrants. (Shares Jan 17 with the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.)
Content note: racial violence