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  • 1779: Why was the Famous James Cook Killed on a Hawaiian Beach?

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    1779: Why was the Famous James Cook Killed on a Hawaiian Beach?

    1779: Why was the Famous James Cook Killed on a Hawaiian Beach?

    When James Cook wanted to take the King of Hawaii a hostage, a conflict broke out. He was hit in the head ...

    When James Cook wanted to take the King of Hawaii a hostage, a conflict broke out. He was hit in the head and then stabbed to death on a Hawaiian beach. On this day the famous English explorer James C ...

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  • 1778: Why did James Cook Name Hawaii the “Sandwich Islands”?

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    1778: Why did James Cook Name Hawaii the “Sandwich Islands”?

    1778: Why did James Cook Name Hawaii the “Sandwich Islands”?

    Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands on this day. Interestingly, he originally named them t ...

    Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands on this day. Interestingly, he originally named them the “Sandwich Islands” – in honor of Cook’s sponsor at the time – the Earl of Sandwich (after wh ...

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