Johann Heinrich Zimmermann (1741-1805) was one of three German sailors aboard Captain James Cook’s ships HMS Resolution and ...

English navigator Captain James Cook reached the present-day Hawaiian Islands, which he named the “Sandwich Islands.” 1911: The first landing of an aircraft on a ship took place as pilot Eugene ...

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In 1994, the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake struck Southern California, killing at least 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1995, more than 6,000 people were killed when an ...

Margaret Iris Oberg joined her sisters in heaven on January 7, 2025. She was surrounded by her family.

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, including hardcover and paperback ...

Nathalie Dupree, dubbed the Queen of Southern Cooking by Southern Living magazine, died today in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was 85 years old.

James Perch enjoyed a 22-year career as a footballer. A move to Newcastle United followed, for whom he played over 60 times in the Premier League, helping them to a fifth-place finish in 2011/12 ...

A separate passport and citizenship is only available to fully independent countries, Wellington says New Zealand has rejected a proposal by the Cook Islands to introduce a separate passport for ...

Emergency crews were called to the Captain Cook Highway at Kewarra adjacent to the Paradise Palms Golf Course after a truck left the road and drove into an embankment trapping the driver around 11 ...

Bryce James, the younger son of basketball legend LeBron James, has committed to the University of Arizona as a member of the Wildcats’ 2025 class. The 17-year-old made the announcement on ...