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Iolani Palace, Honolulu
Robert Wilcox and Samuel Nowlein launched a three-day rebellion from January 6 to 9, 1895, trying to overthrow the Republic of Hawaii and restore Queen Liliuokalani.
When the uprising failed, weapons were found at the queen’s Washington Place home, leading to her arrest on January 16. She was tried by a military tribunal in her former throne room and sentenced to five years hard labor plus a $5,000 fine…