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88Pirates & Piracy
Piracy is as old as travel by sea. Pirates harried the commerce of Phoenicia, the world's first maritime nation, and piracy persisted into the middle of the 19th century when it rapidly declined as a continuous menace, flaring up only occasionally thereafter, especially in the China seas. When the naval forces of maritime nations became able to provide effective protection to merchant shipping, piracy became too dangerous and unprofitable a business.
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88Hugo O'Conor - Founder of Tucson
Most people equate the mid-nineteenth century potato famine with the coming of the Irish to the U.S. While millions came as a result of that famine, they were by no means the first Irish to come to the U.S. ...
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86The Sir Francis Drake Hoax
Sir Francis Drake was an English Explorer that was the first Englishman to navigate around the world. He was known as Queen Elizabeth’s Pirate and in recognition of the riches and fame he brought to England...
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85Where In the World is Fort Orange?
After several Native American Nations formed a democratic government with a constitution...
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81The Salem Witch Trials and George Burroughs
The trial of George Burroughs in Salem during 1692 was unique in that Burroughs was the only minister accused, tried and convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials. Though speculation exists as to...
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74Lady in Blue
Every place has its myths and stories from the past. We are told that myths always start with some grain of factual truth and just evolve over time. In some cases the facts and the myth don't diverge that...
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71Jolly Roger (The Pirate Flag)
The Jolly Roger. A symbol of fear and the mark of a pirate. Within this artice find out more about the Pirate Symbol that struck terror on the High Seas hundreds of years ago.
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71The Disturber of Governments: Francis McKamie
He was known as a “Disturber of Governments” and credited with bringing Presbyterianism to America. Although his impact was significant, few people even recognize the name of Francis McKamie (At that...
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71True Cause of Salem Witch Hunts
Ropes tied around the necks of women, gentlemen pressed with heavy stones until dead… These headlines were common once. n 1692: Salem, Massachusetts was in an uproar. Eight young girls in their district...
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62The Spanish Doblón
The gold Spanish has dated many centuries they called Spanish Doblón. In 1497 Princess Isabella of Spain revised the Spanish gold to a coin. The Spanish would make the gold money out of hand by...
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