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Blackbeard (Edward Teach)

2007-03-24T19:11:44Z

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Blackbeard (Edward Teach)

2007-03-24T18:52:23Z

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Blackbeard (Edward Teach)

2007-03-24T18:30:08Z

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== Pirate life ==

Edward Teach was a feared pirate in the 1700’s. He was born November 23, 1675 in England
(some accounts say he was born in Jamaica, but it is not proven) as Edward Teach.
He began his life on the sea at an early age, but did not become a true pirate until
around 1713 when he was a pirate under the captain Benjamin Hornigold. After a few years, proving his loyalty to captain Hornigold, he was put in charge of a small sloop and crew and sailed alongside his captain. Together, they captured a fairly large British ship that would become one of Blackbeard’s most famous ships, Queen Anne’s Revenge. Shortly after the capture of this vessel Hornigold was offered amnesty by the British government and retired to live in Britain. Teach decided to continue pirating in the seas and capturing vessels.
Blackbeard was exceptionally good at this because he was a ruthless killer and a fearless captain when it came to battle. He would carry numerous weapons including knives, swords, and pistols on his war belt. During battle he would weave hemp into his large beard and light it on fire creating a cloud of black smoke around him. This is how he acquired the infamous nickname “Blackbeard”. He was such a fearful man that many of his enemies would surrender before battle. He struck fear into the hearts of those who knew him, (his crew thought him to be the devil). In one account he was said to take his crew beneath deck and light barrels of chemicals and light them on fire to “create a hell of their own”. (Charles Johnston, 1998)
Blackbeard was extremely successful in his pirating career. In his peak, he was in charge of four ships and over three hundred pirates. He had headquarters in the Bahamas and North Carolina, and lived in Nassau when he was not on the sea. He had great connections with the governments of these places. The governor of North Carolina was bribed by Blackbeard so he would pardon him from his pirating crimes. Although he was pardoned, he did not cease to capture and terrorize ships.
Other government officials found out about Blackbeard being pardoned for his crimes unjustly and sent a fleet of naval ships commanded by a man named Maynard to capture his vessel. Maynard approached the vessel cautiously trying to trick Blackbeard to come aboard and try to capture the vessel. His plan worked and Blackbeard, assuming that he could easily override the vessel, came aboard with ten other crew members. Once Blackbeard came aboard their ship, Maynard’s men came from below deck to surprise the pirates. After a long and hard fought battle, Maynard’s men came out victorious. Edward Teach was killed with five shots in the chest and over 25 stab wounds. He was decapitated and his head was taken back to England for proof that he was put to death.
Throughout his surprisingly short pirate life of only a few years, Blackbeard captured a total of over forty ships and caused the death of a countless number of people. He built a fantastic reputation that is still living today. He was probably the greatest pirate of his time.

[[http://www.piratesinfo.com/biography/biography.php?article_id=39]]

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In the 2005 update of the [[video game]] [[Pirates!]] by [[Sid Meier]], Blackbeard is the "first most notorious pirate in the [[Caribbean]]," and portrayed with fuses burning in his beard, according to cited legend.

Blackbeard (Edward Teach)

2007-03-24T18:28:31Z

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Blackbeard (Edward Teach)

2007-03-24T18:19:45Z

Mattsterville:

== Pirate life ==

Edward Teach was a feared pirate in the 1700’s. He was born November 23, 1675 in England
(some accounts say he was born in Jamaica, but it is not proven) as Edward Teach.
He began his life on the sea at an early age, but did not become a true pirate until
around 1713 when he was a pirate under the captain Benjamin Hornigold.
After a few years, proving his loyalty to captain Hornigold, he was put in charge of a small sloop and crew and sailed alongside his captain. Together, they captured a fairly large British ship that would become one of Blackbeard’s most famous ships, Queen Anne’s Revenge. Shortly after the capture of this vessel Hornigold was offered amnesty by the British government and retired to live in Britain. Teach decided to continue pirating in the seas and capturing vessels.
Blackbeard was exceptionally good at this because he was a ruthless killer and a fearless captain when it came to battle. He would carry numerous weapons including knives, swords, and pistols on his war belt. During battle he would weave hemp into his large beard and light it on fire creating a cloud of black smoke around him. This is how he acquired the infamous nickname “Blackbeard”. He was such a fearful man that many of his enemies would surrender before battle. He struck fear into the hearts of those who knew him, (his crew thought him to be the devil).
Blackbeard was extremely successful in his pirating career. In his peak, he was in charge of four ships and over three hundred pirates. He had headquarters in the Bahamas and North Carolina, and lived in Nassau when he was not on the sea. He had great connections with the governments of these places. The governor of North Carolina was bribed by Blackbeard so he would pardon him from his pirating crimes. Although he was pardoned, he did not cease to capture and terrorize ships.
Other government officials found out about Blackbeard being pardoned for his crimes unjustly and sent a fleet of naval ships commanded by a man named Maynard to capture his vessel. Maynard approached the vessel cautiously trying to trick Blackbeard to come aboard and try to capture the vessel. His plan worked and Blackbeard, assuming that he could easily override the vessel, came aboard with ten other crew members. Once Blackbeard came aboard their ship, Maynard’s men came from below deck to surprise the pirates. After a long and hard fought battle, Maynard’s men came out victorious. Edward Teach was killed with five shots in the chest and over 25 stab wounds. He was decapitated and his head was taken back to England for proof that he was put to death.
[[http://www.piratesinfo.com/biography/biography.php?article_id=39]]

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In the 2005 update of the [[video game]] [[Pirates!]] by [[Sid Meier]], Blackbeard is the "first most notorious pirate in the [[Caribbean]]," and portrayed with fuses burning in his beard, according to cited legend.

Blackbeard (Edward Teach)

2007-03-24T18:19:23Z

Mattsterville:

== Pirate life ==

Edward Teach was a feared pirate in the 1700’s. He was born November 23, 1675 in England
(some accounts say he was born in Jamaica, but it is not proven) as Edward Teach.
He began his life on the sea at an early age, but did not become a true pirate until
around 1713 when he was a pirate under the captain Benjamin Hornigold.
After a few years, proving his loyalty to captain Hornigold, he was put in charge of a small sloop and crew and sailed alongside his captain. Together, they captured a fairly large British ship that would become one of Blackbeard’s most famous ships, Queen Anne’s Revenge. Shortly after the capture of this vessel Hornigold was offered amnesty by the British government and retired to live in Britain. Teach decided to continue pirating in the seas and capturing vessels.
Blackbeard was exceptionally good at this because he was a ruthless killer and a fearless captain when it came to battle. He would carry numerous weapons including knives, swords, and pistols on his war belt. During battle he would weave hemp into his large beard and light it on fire creating a cloud of black smoke around him. This is how he acquired the infamous nickname “Blackbeard”. He was such a fearful man that many of his enemies would surrender before battle. He struck fear into the hearts of those who knew him, (his crew thought him to be the devil).
Blackbeard was extremely successful in his pirating career. In his peak, he was in charge of four ships and over three hundred pirates. He had headquarters in the Bahamas and North Carolina, and lived in Nassau when he was not on the sea. He had great connections with the governments of these places. The governor of North Carolina was bribed by Blackbeard so he would pardon him from his pirating crimes. Although he was pardoned, he did not cease to capture and terrorize ships.
Other government officials found out about Blackbeard being pardoned for his crimes unjustly and sent a fleet of naval ships commanded by a man named Maynard to capture his vessel. Maynard approached the vessel cautiously trying to trick Blackbeard to come aboard and try to capture the vessel. His plan worked and Blackbeard, assuming that he could easily override the vessel, came aboard with ten other crew members. Once Blackbeard came aboard their ship, Maynard’s men came from below deck to surprise the pirates. After a long and hard fought battle, Maynard’s men came out victorious. Edward Teach was killed with five shots in the chest and over 25 stab wounds. He was decapitated and his head was taken back to England for proof that he was put to death.
[[http://www.piratesinfo.com/biography/biography.php?article_id=39]]

In the 2005 update of the [[video game]] [[Pirates!]] by [[Sid Meier]], Blackbeard is the "first most notorious pirate in the [[Caribbean]]," and portrayed with fuses burning in his beard, according to cited legend.

Blackbeard (Edward Teach)

2007-03-24T18:17:49Z

Mattsterville:

Edward Teach was a feared pirate in the 1700’s. He was born November 23, 1675 in England
(some accounts say he was born in Jamaica, but it is not proven) as Edward Teach.
He began his life on the sea at an early age, but did not become a true pirate until
around 1713 when he was a pirate under the captain Benjamin Hornigold.

== Pirate life ==

After a few years, proving his loyalty to captain Hornigold, he was put in charge of a small sloop and crew and sailed alongside his captain. Together, they captured a fairly large British ship that would become one of Blackbeard’s most famous ships, Queen Anne’s Revenge. Shortly after the capture of this vessel Hornigold was offered amnesty by the British government and retired to live in Britain. Teach decided to continue pirating in the seas and capturing vessels.
Blackbeard was exceptionally good at this because he was a ruthless killer and a fearless captain when it came to battle. He would carry numerous weapons including knives, swords, and pistols on his war belt. During battle he would weave hemp into his large beard and light it on fire creating a cloud of black smoke around him. This is how he acquired the infamous nickname “Blackbeard”. He was such a fearful man that many of his enemies would surrender before battle. He struck fear into the hearts of those who knew him, (his crew thought him to be the devil).
Blackbeard was extremely successful in his pirating career. In his peak, he was in charge of four ships and over three hundred pirates. He had headquarters in the Bahamas and North Carolina, and lived in Nassau when he was not on the sea. He had great connections with the governments of these places. The governor of North Carolina was bribed by Blackbeard so he would pardon him from his pirating crimes. Although he was pardoned, he did not cease to capture and terrorize ships.
Other government officials found out about Blackbeard being pardoned for his crimes unjustly and sent a fleet of naval ships commanded by a man named Maynard to capture his vessel. Maynard approached the vessel cautiously trying to trick Blackbeard to come aboard and try to capture the vessel. His plan worked and Blackbeard, assuming that he could easily override the vessel, came aboard with ten other crew members. Once Blackbeard came aboard their ship, Maynard’s men came from below deck to surprise the pirates. After a long and hard fought battle, Maynard’s men came out victorious. Edward Teach was killed with five shots in the chest and over 25 stab wounds. He was decapitated and his head was taken back to England for proof that he was put to death.
[[http://www.piratesinfo.com/biography/biography.php?article_id=39]]

In the 2005 update of the [[video game]] [[Pirates!]] by [[Sid Meier]], Blackbeard is the "first most notorious pirate in the [[Caribbean]]," and portrayed with fuses burning in his beard, according to cited legend.

Blackbeard (Edward Teach)

2007-03-24T17:30:24Z

Mattsterville:

Edward Teach was a famous pirate who is also refferred to as Blackbeard. His nickname originated from him having an enourmous beard that covered his face. During battle, Blackbeard was said to weave hemp into his beard and burn it to create a cloud of hemp smoke around his head. He was extremely vicous in battle, carrying swords, knives, and many pistols. He was a large man, measuring over six feet tall. {{fact}}

Blackbeard (Edward Teach)

2007-03-24T17:30:06Z

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Violin

2007-03-21T22:57:39Z

Mattsterville:

The '''violin''' is the highest pitched [[String Instruments]] used in [[western orchestra]]. Composers often give it the melody in [[classical]] works. It has four strings and is tuned from high to low: E A D G. Sometimes alternative tunings are used, especially in traditional music.
The instrument developed in the mid 1500s, in what is now called Italy. The most famous makers of violins include G.P. Maggini (1580-1632), the Amati family of Cremona, the Guarnari family of Venice, Antonio Stradivari, and Jacob Stainer of the Austrian Tyrol. Almost all new violins are made to follow the patterns of these old masters, although some adaptations have been made to support the metal strings and higher pitches of modern performance.
Famous violinists incude Nicolo Paganini, Jascha Heifetz, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Joshua Bell, and Nigel Kennedy.

The violin is also used in folk and popular music and is traditionally called a [[fiddle]]. Becuase it is often use to accompany dance, it gained the nickname 'the devil's instrument'. In fact, the violin has always been used for both sacred and secular music. It has spread throughout the world and everywhere it goes it is adapted to the local musical styles.

[[Category:Musical Instrument]]

Blackbeard (Edward Teach)

2007-03-21T22:52:45Z

Mattsterville: New page: Edward Teach was a famous pirate who is also refferred to as Blackbeard. His nickname originated from him having an enourmous beard that covered his face. During battle, Blackbeard was sa...

Them

2007-03-21T21:53:43Z

Mattsterville: New page: Them was a band that originated in Northern Ireland and featured Van Morrison as their lead singer. Their first major hit was Gloria. The band members were Van Morrison (vocals and harmo...

Them was a band that originated in Northern Ireland and featured Van Morrison as their lead singer. Their first major hit was Gloria.

The band members were Van Morrison (vocals and harmonica), Billy Harrison (guitar), Eric Winston (keyboards), Raymond Sweetman (bass), and Ronnie Millings (drums).

Little Boy

2007-03-21T21:44:28Z

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'''Little Boy''' was one of the two original American designs for the [[atomic bomb]] developed at Los Alamos during [[World War II]]. The other design was called [[Fat man]].

Little boy consisted of two masses of Uranium 235 as radioactive material. A "gun-assembly method" ignited the bomb as follows: one subcritical mass of uranium was fired at another, and together they reached a critical mass to set off a nuclear explosion.

Little boy was dropped on Hiroshima Japan on August 9th, 1945. It is estimated that the bomb killed 140,000 people.

[[Category:Weapons]]

Atomic bomb

2007-03-21T21:41:27Z

Mattsterville:

[[Image:Abomb.jpg|right|200px]]

The '''atomic bomb''' was the name used in the 1950s for the first of what are now called '''nuclear weapons.''' It was originally developed out of fear that the Germans were also working on such a weapon (as in fact they were, although they did not get very far with their project.)

The secret wartime project that developed the bomb was called by the code name ''the Manhattan project.'' It had nothing to do with Manhattan. Much the development took place at Los Alamos, New Mexico. The town, laboratories, production and test facilities built there for the Manhattan Project became what is today the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The United States dropped two atomic bombs named [[Little Boy]] and [[Fat Man]] on the Japanese cities of [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki]], bringing World War II to a swift and decisive end. The morality of the use of the bombs is debated, because it caused such huge loss of civilian life (140,000 at Hiroshima, 70,000 at Nagasaki). U. S. officials have said that the entire cities were proper military targets, and that because the bombings ended the war so quickly, fewer Japanese civilians were killed than if the bombs had not been used.
After the USA in World War II no other country has used the atomic bomb in war. As the bomb is a weapon of mass destruction that is capable of killing many innocent people it is banned by international law.

The atomic bombs used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki were "fission" weapons, which detonate with a massive explosion due to the release of the binding energy in within the nucleus of the atom. Specifically, neutrons in a rapid chain reaction split the nuclei of a heavy chemical element, such as plutonium or uranium, to cause the massive release of energy.

[[Category:Weapons]]

Atomic bomb

2007-03-21T21:40:36Z

Mattsterville:

[[Image:Abomb.jpg|right|200px]]

The '''atomic bomb''' was the name used in the 1950s for the first of what are now called '''nuclear weapons.''' It was originally developed out of fear that the Germans were also working on such a weapon (as in fact they were, although they did not get very far with their project.)

The secret wartime project that developed the bomb was called by the code name ''the Manhattan project.'' It had nothing to do with Manhattan. Much the development took place at Los Alamos, New Mexico. The town, laboratories, production and test facilities built there for the Manhattan Project became what is today the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The United States dropped two atomic bombs named "Little Boy" and "Fat Man" on the Japanese cities of [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki]], bringing World War II to a swift and decisive end. The morality of the use of the bombs is debated, because it caused such huge loss of civilian life (140,000 at Hiroshima, 70,000 at Nagasaki). U. S. officials have said that the entire cities were proper military targets, and that because the bombings ended the war so quickly, fewer Japanese civilians were killed than if the bombs had not been used.
After the USA in World War II no other country has used the atomic bomb in war. As the bomb is a weapon of mass destruction that is capable of killing many innocent people it is banned by international law.

The atomic bombs used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki were "fission" weapons, which detonate with a massive explosion due to the release of the binding energy in within the nucleus of the atom. Specifically, neutrons in a rapid chain reaction split the nuclei of a heavy chemical element, such as plutonium or uranium, to cause the massive release of energy.

[[Category:Weapons]]