On February 14, 1779, British explorer and navigator Captain James Cook was killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua Bay on the island of Hawai‘i. His death marked a violent and symbolic end to a career that had significantly expanded European knowledge of the Pacific…
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On January 17, 1773, Captain James Cook, a distinguished British explorer, achieved a historic milestone by leading the first recorded expedition to cross the Antarctic Circle. This extraordinary accomplishment marked a turning point in the Age of Exploration, cementing Cook’s status as one of…
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