In a hostile encounter, British explorer Captain James Cook stepped off HMS Endeavour and onto the shores of what is now known as Botany Bay in South Sydney. There, he tried to communicate with ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When Lieutenant James Cook and the crew of HMB Endeavour stepped ashore in Botany Bay in April 1770 – during their exploration of ...

The Captain ... where Cook died. He was killed in 1779 after a fight broke out between the Hawaiians and Westerners. The monument stands on the shore of Kealakekua Bay. Today, this is a popular ...