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This was the day james cook was born n a small village near Middlesbrough in Yorkshire.
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At the age of 17 James Cook got enlisted as a coal merchant and started a long life of work and strategy.
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Cook enlisted in the Royal Navy, serving in North America where he learnt to survey and chart coastal waters.
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In 1769, the planet Venus was due to pass in front of the Sun, a event visible only in the southern hemisphere. The British government decided to send an expedition to observe the phenomenon.Cook was chosen to be commander.
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Captain Cooks Ship Arived back in April 1769 while claiming new south wales.
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in 1772 the Second Expedition was announced and they visited Tahiti and other places
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For the Third expadition Cook tried to find the northwest passage
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James Cook was killed by a hawaiian first nations person on the 14 of febuary while in a fight.