The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 12:26, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
... that a group of prisoners building the Honolulu Courthouse(pictured) overpowered their supervising guards, seized gun batteries overlooking Honolulu, and attempted to open fire on nearby buildings? Source: "Forty men overpowered the guards and seized gun batteries overlooking Honolulu. Loaded cannon were trained on prominent buildings. But the prisoners lacked fire to set off the pieces." Greer, Richard A. "The Old Court House on Queen Street". Hawaii Historical Review, volume 1, number 5, page 80 (1963). link
ALT1:... that after the Hawaiian Legislature elected Kalākaua as king in 1874, an angry mob forced its way into the Honolulu Courthouse, attacked legislative members, and ransacked the building? Source: "At the old courthouse, the legislative assembly elected David Kalakaua in a tally of 39 to 6. Supporters of Queen Emma formed an angry mob and attacked members of the legislature as they left the courthouse. The rioters forced their way into the courthouse, destroying books, papers, and furniture, and many valuable records were lost." (Kneubuhl, Victoria Nālani (2000). Aliʻiōlani Hale: A Sentinel in Time. Honolulu: Judiciary History Center. ISBN0-9619234-1-5. p. 33)
Gatling guns and soldiers during the 1874 election riot
Overall: All good. Both hook citations are offline, taken AGF. The top image is fine and clear for ALT0. Although the lower picture is a fascinating image, it is not (in my opinion) clear enough for DYK. This is a good, thorough article. Thank you for this. Note: I have copyedited the article; this was a minor edit which did not change content. Storye book (talk) 15:13, 22 October 2020 (UTC) Storye book (talk) 15:13, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
I removed the close paraphrasing from the article and am tweaking the hook as follows:
ALT0a: ... that a group of prisoners building the Honolulu Courthouse(pictured) overpowered their supervising guards, took possession of gun batteries overlooking Honolulu, and attempted to open fire on nearby buildings? Yoninah (talk) 12:26, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
All good. Both hook citations are offline, taken AGF. The top image is fine and clear for ALT0. Although the lower picture is a fascinating image, it is not (in my opinion) clear enough for DYK. This is a good, thorough article. Thank you for this. Note: I have copyedited the article; this was a minor edit which did not change content. Storye book (talk) 15:13, 22 October 2020 (UTC) Storye book (talk) 15:13, 22 October 2020 (UTC)