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Both men drew their cutlasses and a melee ensued, with Blackbeard managing to break Maynard's weapon. When Blackbeard was about to deliver a killing blow, another sailor, a Highlander, jumped on his back and inflicted a deep wound. Blackbeard's cutlass landed on Maynard's knuckles. Maynard and his crew were then able to kill Blackbeard. [2] [3]
In 2006, an advisory referendum showed 55.5% of Wisconsin voters were in favor of reinstating capital punishment. The state legislature did not adopt any statute to implement the popular vote. [4] A 2013 poll by Marquette Law School showed that 46.6% of Wisconsin voters supported reinstating capital punishment, while 50.5% opposed. [5]
The name of Blackbeard has been attached to many local attractions, such as Charleston's Blackbeard's Cove. [130] His name and persona have also featured heavily in literature. He is the main subject of Matilda Douglas's fictional 1835 work Blackbeard: A page from the colonial history of Philadelphia. [131]
WISCONSIN RAPIDS − The city's Police Department released video footage this week of a Jan. 29, 2023, traffic stop that led to a local lawyer filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against the ...
In 2023, Minnesota did manage to get its paid family leave bill into law, but the other states did not. The post was poorly worded – something his office acknowledged, and in our view confusing ...
On August 18, 2015, then North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory (R) signed "Blackbeard's Law," N.C. General Statute §121-25(b), into law.The statute stated that, "All photographs, video recordings, or other documentary materials of a derelict vessel or shipwreck or its contents, relics, artifacts, or historic materials in the custody of any agency of the North Carolina government or its ...
Clinton Mayotte faces attempted first-degree intentional homicide charges in Portage and Wood counties for an Aug. 20 chase and standoff with police.
Blackbeard and Bonnet would each return to piracy, Blackbeard using the veneer of legality afforded to him by Eden and his pardon, [95] and Bonnet attempting to conceal his identity. [96] Bonnet would later be executed, [ 97 ] and Blackbeard would be killed while fighting Virginia authorities. [ 98 ]