• Gen. John H. Morgan’s revenge…

    Updated: 2011-07-31 16:40:59
    The following item from “The Crisis” newspaper from Columbus, Ohio, March 2, 1864, notes a curious revenge by General Morgan for having his whiskers shaved when in the Ohio penitentiary…

  • Shipwreck Off North Carolina Offers Clues About Blackbeard the Pirate

    Updated: 2011-07-26 09:58:00
    From Voice of America JIM TEDDER: Beaufort, North Carolina, is a small town in the southeastern United States. Many people who live in this part of the country are fishermen. They make their living in the nearby Atlantic Ocean.Three hundred years ago, Beaufort was the home of Edward Thatch, who also made his living on the water. But he was not a fisherman. He was feared by many and known as Blackbeard the Pirate.One of Blackbeard’ ships, Queen Anne’ Revenge, was discovered under seven...

  • Gold rush frenzy for Nazi loot

    Updated: 2011-07-24 10:18:00
    From The Sun Germany is in the grip of a Gold Rush sparked by a priest who says nearly 20 boxes of Nazi loot lie hidden in a lake. An army of treasure hunters have flocked to the site after a local 77-year-old priest claimed the precious metal was hidden somewhere under the surface. A total of 18 boxes of pure gold were allegedly buried in lake Stolpsee, an hour from Berlin, by Polish workers at the request of notorious Nazi Luftwaffe commander Hermann Goering whose country retreat Carinhall...

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