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    On January 18, 1778, the English explorer Captain James Cook became the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands when he sailed past what island?

    Question #54211. Asked by 101frizzle. (Jan 19 05 8:45 AM)


    Stew54

    		Oahu. He called them the Sandwich Islands.


    British Captain James Cook first sighted Oahu in 1778, when he named the islands the Sandwich Islands after the Earl of Sandwich.
    http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-West/Honolulu-History.html


    http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/cook.php

    [Edited to add references - McG]

    Jan 19 05, 9:00 AM

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