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Capt. James Cook Taking Possession of New South Wales (1770), artist unknown, 18th century. The Print Collector/Heritage-Images

On This Day In History: James Cook – Navigator And Explorer – Killed On Feb 14, 1779

MessageToEagle.com | February 14, 2017

MessageToEagle.com – On Feb. 14, 1779, James Cook was killed by a mob on the Sandwich Islands (now called Hawaii). At the time, he was trying to take the

Captain James Cook discovered Hawaii in 1778 Hawaii and only some mont later he died killed by mob.

On This Day In History

On This Day In History: Captain James Cook Discovers Hawaiian Islands – On Jan 18, 1778

MessageToEagle.com | January 18, 2017

MessageToEagle.com – On January 18, 1778, Captain James Cook, the English explorer, became the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands. British Captain James Cook arrived in the