Painting, Death of Captain Cook by eyewitness John Webber. Shows Cook and his men, in blue uniforms, fighting back with gunfire, as Indigenous Hawaiians attack with knives and staffs. By John Webber - http://tpo.tepapa.govt.nz ; o quadro se encontra na galeria William Dixson em Sydney., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11602231
Today in #LaborHistory 2/14/1779: #Indigenous Hawaiians killed #CaptainCook near Kealakekua, on Big Island of #Hawaii after Cook attempted to kidnap the ruling chief.
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