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Captain Cook Claims Australia
Episode 1170

Captain Cook Claims Australia

History Daily · History Daily

August 22, 202515m 40s

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Show Notes

August 22, 1770. Explorer James Cook lays claim to New South Wales, Australia by raising the British flag on Possession Island. This episode originally aired in 2024.


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