1779 ⟶ Captain Cook's Death in Hawaii

Captain James Cook is killed by Hawaiian natives at Kealakek...
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⚔️ Outbreak of the Tuscarora War

1715: Tuscarora War between British, Dutch, and German settlers and the Tuscarora people of North Carolina.⟶
Outbreak of the Tuscarora War (1711)
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💥 British Soldiers Fire on Civilians in Boston

5 March, the Boston Massacre.⟶
British Soldiers Fire on Civilians in Boston (1770)
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⚔️ Outbreak of the American Revolutionary War

1783: American Revolutionary War.⟶
Outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (1775)
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🗺️ James Cook's Arrival in Hawaii

James Cook becomes the first European to land on the Hawaiian Islands.⟶
James Cook's Arrival in Hawaii (1778)
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⚔️ Captain Cook's Death in Hawaii

Captain James Cook is killed by Hawaiian natives at Kealakekua Bay, following an attempted kidnapping and ransoming of ruling chief, Kalaniʻōpuʻu in return for a stolen boat.⟶
Captain Cook's Death in Hawaii (1779)
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🔫 Elisha Collier Develops the Flintlock Revolver

Elisha Collier invents the flintlock revolver.⟶
Elisha Collier Develops the Flintlock Revolver (1814)
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