palace in one hundred eight. the last queen of why was overthrown by the americans in eighty ninety three the u.s. an x. to y. a short time later in eight hundred ninety eight. favorably positioned in the pacific ocean the us set up a military base here. decades later the japanese launched a surprise attack on pearl harbor eight u.s. battleships were lost or damaged. the memorial for the sunken us s. arizona commemorates the events of that day and those who died. to this day the sunken ship still loses oil in the middle of who wine. the fiftieth