1773-01-17
On James Cook's second voyage, his vessel HMS Resolution became the first vessel to cross the Antarctic Circle.
1779-02-14
Native Hawaiians killed the English explorer Captain James Cook as he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief of the island of Hawaii.
1770-04-29
On his first voyage, British explorer James Cook and the crew of HMS Endeavour (pictured) landed at Botany Bay, making the first recorded European landfall on the eastern coast of Australia.