This is Princess Lili'uokalani. She would become the last sovereign ruler of Hawaii. The photo was taken in 1853 when she was only 15 years old.
In 1874, Lili'uokalani's brother, David Kalakaua became king, and a few years later, she was named the heir a
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Jeff & Jenny's four kestrel eggs are due to hatch any day
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For reasons unknown my publicist Terry asked me to write my own prewritten obituary. Fine
Cormac McCarthy - the world's most competent writer and whisky connoisseur - departed the earth on the same day a sentient wig possessed of an ancient evil was arr
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On this day in 1979 Unknown Pleasures was released. The debut album that brought you some of Joy Division's most loved tracks. Listen to the album now https://t.co/xClZlPLcOE https://t.co/mlCScLCnjw
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Hattie McDaniel accepted her Oscar at a segregated "No Blacks" hotel in Los Angeles for her role in "Gone with the Wind." She made history as the first Black American to win an Oscar. Sadly, all of the film's Black actors, including McDaniel, were prohibi
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Easter Cactus?
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Congratulations to Dr @suzanasukovic, #PLCSydney Director of Research & Library Services, on being elected to @IFLA's Library Theory & Research Committee
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"Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
The story behind Dylan Thomas's beloved poem and a rare recording of the poet himself reading it https://t.co/3cjMtUMykO
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