January 18: On his third and final voyage to the Pacific Ocean, British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit the Hawai'ian Islands. He is welcomed by the islanders ...

Nothing feeds our sense of wonder quite like stories of exploration. Whether they are cocksure astronauts or stoic arctic ...

Captain James Cook underwent three famous voyages responsible for finding major lands such as New Zealand and Hawaii. In most cases, a coin is rare if it has a low mintage figure - which is set by ...

When I first moved to St. Simons Island 30 years ago, life became very calm from Labor Day until Georgia-Florida weekend, and ...

You can also visit via an organized tour. Several of the best Hawaii tours feature a stop at the Captain Cook Monument on their snorkeling excursions. Captain Cook Snorkel On A Power Catamaran ...

Lush rainforest and land transformed for millions of years by volcanic activity, all spread across 520 square miles of protected space. Welcome to Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park!

It was first documented by European explorers during Captain James Cook’s first voyage on the ... World War II brought the first big surf boom. Hawaii would serve as the epicenter.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/island-murder-racial-attitudes-territorial-hawaii/ Hawaiian flag being lowered from staff atop Iolani Palace in ...

The statue of Captain James Cook was found covered in paint on Thursday A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook has been vandalised in Melbourne in an apparent protest on the eve of ...

Named for legendary explorer Captain James Cook, who first docked in Anchorage in 1778, the hotel pays tribute to him by displaying a thoroughly nautical theme.