It is not widely known due to the limited scale of the action and its poor results, but three months after their devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese carried out a second raid. The aim was to force the U.S. fleet to venture into open waters and engage in a decisive battle, taking advantage […]
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How a German Tried to Conquer Hawaii for the Russian Empire
A German resident in America trying to seize Hawaii for the Russians. It sounds convoluted, but it’s the most succinct summary of the strange historical episode that took place between 1815 and 1817, starring an unclassifiable German doctor when he saw the opportunity to conquer the Polynesian island following a minor incident. This event is […]
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How a Hawaiian prince became the only congressman with royal blood in the U.S.A.
Some time ago we saw how Napoleon Bonaparte’s nephew, Charles Joseph, grew up in the U.S. with his mother (who was separated from his father, Jerome, the emperor’s brother) and turned down several offers of noble titles because a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution required not having royal blood in order to retain citizenship. […]
