On 29 April 1770, British navigator Captain James Cook, commanding HMS Endeavour, made his first landing on the east coast of Australia at Botany Bay, an event that would later have profound implications for the continent's history.
British Captain James Cook first lands in Australia
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On 29 April 1770, Captain James Cook landed at Botany Bay during his voyage aboard HMS Endeavour, marking Europe's first recorded landing on Australia's eastern shore
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