Cook Discovers Hawai’i
On January 18, 1778, the English explorer Captain James Cook becomes the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands when he sails past the island of Oahu. Two days later, he landed at Waimea on the island of Kauai and named the island group the Sandwich Islands, in honor of John Montague, who was the earl of Sandwich and one his patrons.
The visit to Hawaii started out swell (the natives thought Cook and his men were Gods) and ended poorly (The captain and his men were soon overwhelmed by angry Hawaiians, and only a few managed to escape to the safety of the Resolution. Captain Cook himself was killed by the mob.)
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