It was one of the most surprising things I learnt quite late, is how recently "united" said states really are.
One of the joys of being from Hawaii is not infrequently meeting people who lived there before and/or during when it became a US state
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someone to me other day "look! i got a hawaiian quarter!" me: oh cool does it have the king on it? them: ? me: king kamehameha. them: wat...
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them: how do you even spell that? me: kamehameha them: yeah he's on this quarter. why is he? me: they recently became a state. also ...
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Liliʻuokalani was under house arrest in 'Iolani palace during the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. them: um wat
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