American lawyer Sanford Ballard Dole, whose cousin founded the Dole Food Company, became president of the Republic of Hawaii after helping to overthrow its monarchy and was instrumental in the country's eventual annexation by the US in 1898.
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The story of the pineapple upside-down cake is as tasty and juicy as the dish itself. Let's look at its history (preferably with one baking in the oven).