#1 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 02/14/2022 #2

In 1779, British explorer, Captain James Cook (aged 50), was stabbed to death on the beach at Kealakekua (Hawaii) by local Polynesians. #JamesCook

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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 06/11/2022 #1

In 1770, Captain James Cook, commander of the British ship Endeavour, “discovered” the Great Barrier Reef off Australia by running onto it. #JamesCook

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#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 11/07/2025 #1

In 1728, James Cook was born in the village of Marton, located in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately eight miles from the sea. #JamesCook

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