Timeline Tuesday 17 January 1893

Events on Tuesday 17 January 1893 2

• 1822 – 1893 Rutherford B. Hayes 19th President — ended Reconstruction Rutherford B. Hayes (Oct 4, 1822 – Jan 17, 1893) was the 19th President 1877-1881. His disputed election of 1876 was resolved by a congressional commission. He ended Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from the South.
• 1893 Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii Queen Liliuokalani deposed by American-backed committee A group of American and European businessmen, supported by the U.S. minister to Hawaii and armed U.S. Marines, overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and established a Provisional Government. The coup ended the Hawaiian monarchy and set the stage for the Republic of Hawaii and later U.S. annexation.