Some know it became the 50th U.S. state in 1959. Fewer know what came before that.Centuries before surfboards and statehood, Hawaii had its own thriving civilization. Polynesian voyagers crossed ...

European imperialism, and exceptionalism, was put to the test almost exactly a year later when on February 14, 1779, the Hawaiian people, led by King Kalaniʻōpuʻu, overtook Cook and the crews ...

In 1779, English explorer James Cook was killed on the island of Hawai’i during a melee following Cook’s attempt to kidnap Hawaiian monarch Kalaniʻōpuʻu, who was to be used as leverage for ...

C.J. Jacoby proudly opened a new store addition on East Broadway in Alton in 1930, expanding his business with a four-story building.

Today is Friday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2025. There are 320 days left in the year. This is Valentine’s Day. Today in history: On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman identified as a former student opened fire ...

On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman identified as a former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people in ...

1779, English explorer James Cook was killed on the island of Hawai’i during a melee following Cook’s attempt to kidnap Hawaiian monarch Kalaniʻōpuʻu, who was to be used as leverage for the ...

The islanders were charmed by Cook, hopeful of the perceived peace and riches that he could bring; Cook would go on to desecrate local burial grounds in order to retrieve wood to repair his ship, ...

Courtesy Doubleday Publishing Group King Kalaniʻōpuʻu and his royal retinue greet Captain Cook in Hawaii’s Kelakekua Bay, as depicted by the Hawaiian artist-historian Herb Kawainui Kāne.

Kalaniʻōpuʻu survived the exchange. This book, "Harbor Of Death - Captain James Cook" examines details of the account as logged by David Samwell, ship's surgeon. For you the reader, after nearly 250 ...

How the foolish rumour that Hawaiians ate Cook began ANALYSIS: Historian and Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi, Lilikalā K. Kameʻeleihiwa explains that Captain Cook's death was a victory ...

Captain James Cook was a British explorer known for his three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean from 1768 to 1779.