The above flag is the flag of the short lived Kingdom of Hawaii which was formally recognized as an independent state by Joint declaration of Both England and France on November 28, 1843. The US, of course, refused to join with England and France. This day, then, bacame celebrated ad Hawaiian Independence Day — Lā Kūʻokoʻa. The Kingdom of Hawaii thereafter entered into treaties with a substantial number of other "major countries". It should be noted that it probably wouldn't have changed anything even if the US had entered into a treaty with Hawaii because the US doesn't have a habit of honoring them, choosing to ignore, violate or abrogate them at the drop of a hat. For example, it violated over 350 treaties with indigenous peoples of North America, many more than once.
The US State Department pretends that there was a treaty between the US and Hawaii claiming, in part:
On December 23, 1826, the U.S. signed articles of arrangement in the typical form of a treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation with the Kingdom of Hawaii in Honolulu, which confirmed the peace and friendship between the peoples of the two countries. ...
https://history.state.gov/countries/hawaii#:~:text=Great%20Britain%20issued%20a%20formal,States%20formally%20recognized%20Hawaiian%20independence.
(Elsewhere it claims that this "treaty" indirectly recognized Hawaii's independence) But later in the quoted paragraph, it notes that this so-called "treaty" was never ratified and then alleges that both the US and Hawaii abided by its terms all the same.
Notwithstanding the above, the US formally annexed Hawaii on August 12, 1898, driving a stake through the heart of the Kingdom of Hawaii, which had already been overthrown by the US's minions and elites including, naturally enough, the US Marines. Regardless of the State departments twaddle, The US congress enacted:
- UNITED STATES PUBLIC LAW 103-150 103d Congress Joint Resolution 19 Nov. 23, 1993To acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the January 17, 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and to offer an apology to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the United States for the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
which reads, in part:
The Congress - (1) on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the illegal overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii on January 17, 1893, acknowledges the historical significance of this event which resulted in the suppression of the inherent sovereignty of the Native Hawaiian people; (2) recognizes and commends efforts of reconciliation initiated by the State of Hawaii and the United Church of Christ with Native Hawaiians; (3) apologizes to Native Hawaiians on behalf of the people of the United States for the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii on January 17, 1893 with the participation of agents and citizens of the United States, and the deprivation of the rights of Native Hawaiians to self-determination; (4) expresses its commitment to acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, in order to provide a proper foundation for reconciliation between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people; and (5) urges the President of the United States to also acknowledge the ramifications of the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and to support reconciliation efforts between the United States and the Native Hawaiian people.
It further states that there was no plebescite or consent, etc. etc., etc. and was actually signed into law by the President.
On this day in history:
1520 -- Ferdinand Magellan's micro-fleet became the first European ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 1660 -- Twelve Britons founded the Royal Society. 1785 -- A con known as the Hopewell Treaty was perpetrated on various peoples. 1811 -- Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, was premiered. 1814 -- The Times (in London) became the first newspaper printed by automatic, steam-powered presses. 1821 -- Panama split from Spain and joined Gran Colombia. 1843 -- Hawaiian Independence Day; recognized by both the UK & France as an independent nation. Sadly, not by the US or some of its elites 1893 -- New Zealand let women vote in a national election, becoming the first country to do so. 1909 -- Sergei Rachmaninoff debuted his Piano Concerto No. 3 1919 -- Lady Astor was elected to be the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. 1942 – A fire in Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub killed 492 people. 1943 – The World War II Tehran Conference 1958 -- Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon became autonomous republics. 1958 – First successful flight of the first Atlas ICBM 1960 -- Mauritania becomes independent of France. 1967 -- The first pulsar was discovered 1971 -- Fred Quilt, a Tsilhqot'in First Nation leader suffered fatal abdominal injuries at the hands of the RCMP. 1975 – East Timor declared its independence from Portugal. 1989 -- The Czech Velvet Revolution 1991 -- South Ossetia declared independence from Georgia.
Some people who were born on this day:
To generalize is to be an idiot.
~~ William Blake
Souldn't that have a snark tag? ~~ Enhydra Lutris 1628 -- John Bunyan, preacher, theologian, and author 1681 -- Jean Cavalier, Camisard (Huguenot) rebel leader 1682 – Betty Parris, Salem murderer who accused others of being witches 1757 -- William Blake, poet and painter, not much of a speller 1772 – Luke Howard, English chemist and meteorologist, namer of the clouds 1805 – John Lloyd Stephens, archaeologist and explorer 1810 – William Froude, English engineer and architect 1820 -- Friedrich Engels, philosopher, economist, and journalist 1866 -- Henry Bacon, architect, designed the Lincoln Memorial 1881 -- Stefan Zweig, author, playwright, and journalist 1891 – Mabel Alvarez, painter 1895 -- Jose Iturbi, pianist and conductor 1904 -- Nancy Mitford, journalist and author 1908 -- Claude Levi-Strauss, anthropologist and ethnologist 1910 -- Elsie Quarterman, ecologist and academic 1925 - Gigi Gryce, aka Basheer Qusim, jazz saxophonist, flautist, clarinetist, composer, arranger 1929 -- Berry Gordy, Jr., songwriter and producer, founded Motown Records 1932 -- Gato Barbieri, saxophonist and composer 1936 -- Celin Romero, guitarist 1940 – Bruce Channel, singer and songwriter 1943 -- Randy Newman, singer, songwriter and pianist who disliked short people 1944 -- Rita Mae Brown, author, poet, and screenwriter 1944 -- R. B. Greaves, singer & songwriter 1949 -- Paul Shaffer, singer, keyboard player, and bandleader, Letterman foil 1950 -- Russell Alan Hulse, physicist and astronomer, 1962 -- Jon Stewart, comedian, actor, and television host 1962 – Matt Cameron, drummer and songwriter
Some people who died on this day:
Wherever I found religion in my life I found strife, the attempt of one individual or group to rule another in the name of God. The naked will to power seemed always to walk in the wake of a hymn.
~~ Richard Wright
1680 -- Gian Lorenzo Bernini, sculptor and painter 1680 -- Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, painter and architect 1694 -- Matsuo Basho, Japanese poet and scholar, wrote awesome haiku 1794 -- Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, general, instrumental in creating Continental Army 1859 -- Washington Irving, short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, pumpkin head 1870 -- Frederic Bazille, soldier and impressionist painter 1872 -- Mary Somerville, astronomer, mathematician, and author; first female appointed to Royal Astronomical Society 1890 – Jyotirao Phule, philosopher and activist 1901 – Moses Dickson, abolitionist, soldier, minister, founded The Knights of Liberty 1939 -- James Naismith, physician and educator, credited with inventing basketball 1953 – Frank Olson, biologist and chemist (US biological warfare dude, MK Ultra victim, probably murdered) 1954 -- Enrico Fermi, physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate 1960 -- Richard Wright, novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet 1994 -- Jerry Rubin, Yippie, stockbroker, businessman and capitalist sell-out 2001 – Kal Mann, songwriter 2011 – Lloyd J. Old, immunologist and academic
Some Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days, Days of Recognition, and such: Panamanian Independence Day Hawaiian Independence Day
Today's Tunes
Beethoven
Rachmaninoff
Jose Iturbi
Gigi Gryce aka Basheer Qusim
Barry Gordy - later, below
Gato Barbieri
Celin Romero
Randy Newman
With Ryland Cooder and Linda Ronstadt
R. B. Greaves
Paul Shaffer (and The World's Most Dangerous Band)
Kal Mann
While we're at it, just for grins, a hat tip to Barry Gordy:
Ok, it's an open thread, so it's up to you folks now. So what's on your mind?
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