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dec 5, 1717 - Blackbeard Ransacks the Margaret

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English pirate Blackbeard ransacks the merchant sloop "Margaret" and keeps her captain, Henry Bostock, prisoner for 8 hours before releasing him. Bostock later provides the first record of Blackbeard's appearance and the source for his name

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dec 5, 1717
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