Today in History: February 14
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1779: Captain James Cook is killed
English explorer and navigator Captain James Cook was stabbed to death by Hawaiians at Kealakekua Bay on the island of Hawaii in a scuffle over the theft of a small cutter vessel. The fatal clash destroyed the profitable relation between Hawaiians and the British sailors.
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