Title: Jan. 17, 1893 | Hawaiian Monarchy Overthrown by America-Backed Businessmen - The New York Times
Headings: Jan. 17, 1893 | Hawaiian Monarchy Overthrown by America-Backed Businessmen
Jan. 17, 1893 | Hawaiian Monarchy Overthrown by America-Backed Businessmen
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Correction: January 17, 2012
An earlier version of this post read "The next day, after a police officer was killed trying to halt the distribution of weapons to the Committee of Safety’s  militia, the committee decided to put its coup into action. Near the queen’s ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu, the committee’s militia gathered and were joined by about 300 U.S. Marines and Navy  sailors who were ordered by John L. Stevens, U.S. Minister to Hawaii, to protect the committee." The police officer was shot and wounded, not killed. Though the Times article from Jan. 29, 1893, reported  the number of U.S. Marines and sailors at around 300, the official number given by U.S. government investigations is 162. The post has been amended to reflect those changes. Comments are no longer being accepted. John Swindle January 17, 2012 · 6:57 am
Thank you for your excellent piece on the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy.