Captain Cook

As a young child, she lost both her sight and hearing and seemed cut off from the world around her. Then, with the help of an extraordinary teacher, she learned to communicate and went on to become an author, lecturer, and one of the most famous women of the 20th century. Her sto ...  Show more

On December 28, 1958, a record-setting audience of nearly 50 million people watched the National Football League championship game. Pro football was on the rise, and investors took notice. They saw the potential to expand the brand into more cities. When the NFL resisted expansio ...  Show more

Through his voyages in the eighteenth century, Captain Cook’s work as an explorer contributed to startling advances in scientific knowledge, and mapped swathes of unplotted territory in both hemispheres. To many, he was regarded as one of the greatest explorers in human history, ...  Show more

The greatest sea explorer of all time, James Cook was born to a humble Yorkshire family, and first stood out for his talents as a cartographer for the Royal Navy in Newfoundland. He would go on to lead three epic voyages to the Pacific during the 18th century, as part of history’ ...  Show more

Assassin’s Creed Rogue allows players to explore the icy landscapes and freezing oceans of the Arctic as it was during the Seven Years’ War. Appropriately, it also lets players hang around with one of history’s greatest explorers: Captain James Cook.

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The violent death of Captain James Cook, British explorer, on a Hawaiian beach in 1779 has become the stuff of legend. Should we believe the story that's been handed down? How should we remember a man who means so many different things to so many different people?Anthony Delaney ...  Show more