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South Georgia Island, 250th Anniversary of British Possession, led by the great navigator James Cook
English Captain James Cook landed at Possession Bay in South Georgia Island. While his vessel HMS Resolution sat at anchor in ...
Alton Telegraph on MSN22h
January 18, Willie O’Ree becomes first Black NHL player
On Jan. 18, 1958, Canadian Willie O’Ree became the first Black player in the National Hockey League as he made his debut with ...
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A Brief History of Aboriginal Australia: The World’s Oldest Culture
From the times of the last Ice Age, when sea levels rose and virtually plunged Aboriginal peoples into a state of complete ...
'Sigh of relief' as delayed Scottish ferry completes first return journey
All being well, MV Glen Sannox is about to become the first new large ship to join Scotland's under-strain west coast ferry ...
Buyers of HMS Endeavour replica plan to retrace Captain Cook’s journey… then turn it into a pub
The new owners of an exact replica of HMS Endeavour plan to retrace Captain James Cook’s voyage with the ship… before turning it into a pub ...
The Garden Island23h
ISLAND HISTORY: A brief history of Kauai’s early Germans
Johann Heinrich Zimmermann (1741-1805) was one of three German sailors aboard Captain James Cook’s ships HMS Resolution and ...
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Horoscopes
JEMIMA CAINER: On this day in 1773, Captain James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle ... ventilated quarters on the ship. The Moon's move through Virgo encourages healthy food and a tidy mind ...
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Today-History-Jan18
Today in History for Jan. 18: ...
Space.com8d
Endeavour: NASA's youngest space shuttle
It was a British ship that was best known for its first voyage (1769-71) with James Cook as captain. On that voyage, Cook brought Endeavour to Tahiti to watch the transit of Venus across the sun.