Kamehameha (1758-1819) was the first Hawaiian monarch. He was born on Kohala, Hawaii to Chief Keouakupuapaikalaninui and Chiefess Keku’iapoiwa though there were rumors about an adoption. Kamehameha’s birth coincided with Halley’s Comet, seen in 1758. In 1810 he become the first king of the Kingdom of Hawaii after the chiefdoms of all the islands united …
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Henry Morrison Flagler
Henry Morrison Flagler (1830-1913) was an American industrialist. He founded Standard Oil, the Florida East Coast Railway and the Florida cities of Miami and Palm Beach. Flagler was a major figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida.Flagler T-shirts on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D38MTPV1
Nat Love
Nat Love (1854-1921) was a slave born on Robert Love’s Tennessee plantation. After the civil war ended and the slaves were freed his parents became sharecroppers. His father Sampson died shortly after and Nat took a job at a local farm to help breaking horses. Westward Eventually Nat traveled to Dodge City, Kansas where he …