LILI'UOKALANI TIMELINE 1838 Born in Honolulu 1842 Enrolled in Royal school 1848 Measles epidemic, Lili'uokalani's younger sister dies 1851 Lili'uokalani returned from school to live at home 1862 Married John Owen Dominis
	1874 Lili'uokalani's brother Kalakaua becomes king 1877 Death of Lili'uokalani's youngest brother and heir to throne 1878 Lili'uokalani visits California and is impressed with Mills Seminary College. Dreams of starting a college for women in Hawaii. 1887 Lili'uokalani and Kalakaua's wife represent Hawaii in London at Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. "Bayonet Constitution" imposed on Hawaiian monarchy by white business community, significantly decreasing the power of the king and effectively disenfranchising the Hawaiian people. 1891 King Kalakaua dies and Lili'uokalani assumes throne
	1893 Queen Lili'uokalani attempts to implement a new constitution that would restore power to the throne and restore the voting rights of the Hawaiian people. Queen Lili'uokalani is overthrown by local businessmen with the help of the U.S. Marines and is forced to surrender the Hawaiian kingdom to the United States.
	1894 Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed with Sanford Dole as president 1895 Lili'uokalani is arrested and accused of plotting an aborted attempt to restore herself to the throne.
	1896 Lili'uokalani is released from Iolani Palace and goes to Washington to ask President Cleveland for help
	1898 Hawaii is annexed by U.S. President McKinley
	1900 Hawaii becomes a U.S. territory 1917 Queen Lili'uokalani dies after a stroke at age 79