James Cook
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Monday, June 20, 2005
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Netherlands
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James Cook, the greatest seafarer, went further than any man. Captain Cook wants to travel all around the world again. He would like to get pictures from the places he visits.
These are perhaps the most notable dates in James Cook's life.
1728: Born at Marton (near modern Middlesbrough), Yorkshire, Britain
1736: Family moves a few miles to Great Ayton, Yorkshire. He attends the village school.
1744: He moves several miles to the coastal village of Staithes and is apprenticed to a shop keeper.
1746: He moves south to Whitby, where he works for Captain John Walker on his ships.
1755: Joins the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman
1759: Takes part in surveying the St. Lawrence River in Canada
1760-67: Surveys the islands of Newfoundland, St. Pierre and Miquelon off the east coast of Canada
1768-71: First Voyage round the world in the ship Endeavour
1772-75: Second Voyage round the world in the ships Resolution and Adventure
1776-80: Third Voyage round the world in the ships Resolution and Discovery, completed without him
1779: Killed at Hawaii
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