What Uncle Ashcroft told us about kings :
America never had one

What is a king?

Somebody who is called a king.
Not a leader of an indian tribe, no, those were no american kings.

Elvis? He was called king.

No, we talk about an official political leader of a nation.

Was Louis VI a king? Yes, the king of france.

Was he leading the today's french republic? No.
The french republic doesn't has a king. But the french kingdom had.

Was he a french king?
Yes, his kingdom contained parts of today's republic of france.

Not all of it, and some parts of the today's republic were not part of his kingdom. But anyway, some parts were the same.

So were the kings of bavaria, saxony and prussia german kings, although germany never was ruled by a king. It was ruled by an emperor. Or a leader. Or a chancellor. At least parts of germany. And parts that are no longer german.

IF THERE WAS A KINGDOM ON THE SOIL OF A TODAY'S COUNTRY - NOW KINGDOM OR NOT - WE CALL HIM A FORMER "THAT COUNTRY'S" (for US american readers: to be replaces by the country's name) KING.

In the preelection campain for the so-called presidential election 2000 John Ashcroft characterized his country with his wonderful "We never had a king".

1874 - 1891
The reign of King David Kalakaua.

1882
America's only royal residence, Iolani Palace is built on Oahu.

1893
Queen Liliuokalani surrenders the kingdom to the United States under protest.

1895
Queen Liliuokalani abdicates her throne.

1898
Hawaii is annexed to the United States.

1900
Hawaii becomes a United States territory.

1922
Prince Jonah Kalanianaole Kuhio dies. He was the last powerful member of the royal Hawaiian family.

1934
President Franklin Deleno Roosevelt arrives July 26 on the cruiser Houston. He is the first United States president to visit Hawaii.

1959
Hawaii becomes the 50th state.

http://www.lava.net/~poda/history.html