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James Cook was born on November 7, 1728 in Yorkshire England
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James Cook turns down a promotion to join the royal navy.
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James Cook was promoted to a navagational officer. He worked as this from 1757 to 1760.
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James Cook mapped the coast of what is today Newfoundland, Canada. Also, he observed and journaled an eclipse while being there.
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James Cook left The United Kingdom to observe Venus passing in front of the Sun.
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Cook arives at Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus.
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Cook's crew build an observatory and set up camp in Tahiti and on June 3, 1769, Cook and his crew observed the transit of Venus.
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Cook landed in Eastern Australia and claimed it for The United Kingdom.
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Cook set out, in 1772, to find the southern continent(Antarctica). He sent out two ships but they had to turn back before finding Antarctica because of the cold.
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Cook set out on his third and final voyage in 1776. His goal was to find the Northwest Passage. Unsucsessful, he decided to explore the islands of Hawaii.
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Cook left Hawaii after staying for a month. After departure, the ships mast broke and they we're forced to turn back. For some reason, Cook's returning upset the hawaiians and they broke out into war. On Februrary 14, 1779 Captin James Cook was killed.
