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How the Navy got Lincoln to dance a jig in his nightshirt
The brilliant Union firsts during the battle for North Carolina's coast.
By Ron Soodalter, America's Civil War
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Treasure hunter vows legal showdown over Blackbeard shipwreck
The U.S. Supreme Court also is scheduled to hear a separate case about Queen Anne's Revenge on Tuesday.
Supreme Court to hear pirate ship case
The justices said Monday they will hear arguments in the fall in a copyright case involving the Queen Anne’s Revenge, which was discovered off North Carolina’s coast in 1996.
What researchers are learning about pirate weapons!
Armaments from Blackbeard's ship showcase the art of violence on the high seas.
By Jeff Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot
Wood from Blackbeard’s flagship has become ‘very precious’
Storms, strong currents and shipworms have destroyed all but a few remaining pieces of the famed Queen Anne's Revenge, which capsized 300 years ago.
By Jeff Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot
Blackbeard the pirate goes on ‘trial’ in NC courtroom
A cast of political and legal adversaries met in a Beaufort County courtroom Friday to argue the guilt or innocence of the notorious pirate Blackbeard, 300 years after he was killed in a battle in the waters off North Carolina’s Ocracoke Island.
By Martha Quillin, The (Charlotte, N.C.) News & Observer via AP