In the winter of 1769, the British explorer Captain James Cook ... and mapped this vast ocean without any of the navigational tools that Cook found essential—and had carried the map solely ...

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 ...

Following the end of James May: Our Man in... and The Grand Tour last year, and May's new show James May and the Dull Men ...