The Day Blackbeard Fell at Ocracoke
On November 22, 1718, the notorious pirate Blackbeard was killed in a bloody dawn battle at Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, ending the Golden Age of Piracy's most feared career.
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The Pirate Who Had to Be Hanged Twice: Captain Kidd
On May 23, 1701, Captain William Kidd was hanged at Execution Dock in London — though the rope broke on the first attempt, and historians still argue whether he was a pirate at all.