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Amateur historian’s look into murderous pirate finds New York beach namesake may have helped
WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) — An amateur historian has stumbled upon a provocative clue to the enduring mystery of what became of a notorious pirate who raided a royal Indian treasure ship centuries ago, implicating a co-conspirator whose name is familiar to many New Yorkers. James Bailey, who five years ag...
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What happenedAmateur historian’s look into murderous pirate finds New York beach namesake may have helped.
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Amateur historian’s look into murderous pirate finds New York beach namesake may have helped
WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) — An amateur historian has stumbled upon a provocative clue to the enduring mystery of what became of a notorious pirate who raided a royal Indian treasure ship centuries...
Amateur historian’s look into murderous pirate finds New York beach namesake may have helped
WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) — An amateur historian has stumbled upon a provocative clue to the enduring mystery of what became of a notorious pirate who raided a royal Indian treasure ship centuries...
Amateur historian’s look into murderous pirate finds New York beach namesake may have helped
An amateur historian says he’s found evidence that the namesake of New York's popular Jones Beach played a key role in an infamous pirate heist in the Red Sea centuries ago.
