On January 17, 1893, a coup by Americans overthrew the Kingdom of Hawaii, establishing a Republic, though without anything inconvenient like universal suffrage. Done especially in the name of rich whites in this primarily non-white set of islands, the deposed Queen, Lili'uokalani...
As the sun rose over the horizon, a Japanese aviator worked to get his bearings above enemy territory. Anti-aircraft shells rocked his floatplane bomber as he looked for his target, a giant aircraft factory. The imposing building and expansive runways should be unmistakable, but there were o...
Hawaii became the first of 34 other states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, but the bill hit anti-feminist backlash in the mid-'70s and failed to become ratified by the necessary 38 states by its July 1982 deadline. [Pictured: Women ...
Hawaii became the first of 34 other states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, but the bill hit anti-feminist backlash in the mid-'70s and failed to become ratified by the necessary 38 states by its July 1982 deadline. [Pictured: Women...