· Washington, D.C.
Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 Signed
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The Kingdom of Hawaii and the US signed the Reciprocity Treaty, granting Hawaiian sugar duty-free US access and binding the islands economically to America-accelerating the plantation economy and the path to annexation. (Shares Jan 30 with Fred Korematsu Day.)
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- govinfo.gov govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-19/pdf/STATUTE-19-Pg625.pdf
- britannica.com britannica.com/event/Reciprocity-Treaty-of-1875