The Captain Cook Monument is a 27-foot obelisk that was erected in 1874 to memorialize where Cook died. He was killed in 1779 after a fight broke out between the Hawaiians and Westerners.

A Captain Cook statue was covered in red paint and smashed just two days before Australia Day celebrations are set to begin. The monument of the famed British explorer James Cook is located in ...

The statue in Sydney’s east was splashed in red paint and had its hand and nose knocked off, the second time it has been defaced in 12 months.

For five years, the Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation and a group of lawmakers have been fighting for that to change. As of January 4th, their goal is becoming a reality, and America's ...

Shasta as the new Sáttítla National Monument, sources told the USA TODAY Network. The expected newly designated Sáttítla National Monument is considered a one-of-a-kind geological formation ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A water main break on Monument Avenue in Henrico County is causing delays for drivers Thursday morning. According to a county spokesperson, the break occurred on ...

Southern California has a new national monument. President Joe Biden officially designated the Chuckwalla National Monument on Tuesday, protecting more than 600,000 acres of land and several ...

One will be the Chuckwalla National Monument, encompassing more than 620,000 acres of desert woodlands and washes that provide critical habitat for millions of migrating birds, endangered desert ...

SYDNEY, Jan 24 (Reuters) - A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two ...

An enormous asteroid potentially larger than the Washington Monument is due to zip past our planet today. For comparison, the Washington Monument is about 555 feet tall, the Golden Gate Bridge is ...

WASHINGTON– Today, President Biden established Chuckwalla National Monument, protecting over 600,000 acres of public lands in the California desert. The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) ...