William " Captain " Kidd ( c. 1645 – 23 May 1701 ) was a Scottish sailor remembered for his trial and execution for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean.

Captain William Kidd was either one of the most notorious pirates in the history of the world or one of its most unjustly vilified and prosecuted privateers in an age typified by the rationalisation of empire.

Captain Kidd in New York Harbor, ca.

On 11 December 1695, Bellomont, who was now governing New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, asked the " trusty and well beloved Captain Kidd " to attack Thomas Tew, John Ireland, Thomas Wake, William Maze, and all others who associated themselves with pirates, along with any enemy French ships.

The other version was presented by Richard Zacks in his 2002 book The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd.

Captain Kidd hanging in chains.

A broadside song Captain Kidd's Farewell to the Seas, or, the Famous Pirate's Lament was printed shortly after his execution and popularised the common belief that Kidd had confessed to the false charges.

Captain Kidd did bury a small cache of treasure on Gardiners Island in a spot known as Cherry Tree Field ; however, it was removed by Governor Bellomont and sent to England to be used as evidence against him.

It was reported on 13 December 2007, that " wreckage of a pirate ship abandoned by Captain Kidd in the 17th century has been found by divers in shallow waters off the Dominican Republic.

Captain Kidd and the War against the Pirates.

The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd.

* Captain Kidd Pirate's Treasure Buried in the Connecticut River

* The King's Commission to William Kidd for the Capture of Captain Thomas Tew and Others

* National Archives – Article listing Records held concerning Captain Kidd

* National Archives – Images of letters and other documents concerning Captain William Kidd

* Captain Kidd pub, What's in Wapping?

simple: Captain Kidd

* 1701 – After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.

Some scholars have theorized that Smith became familiar with the name " Moroni " through his study of the treasure-hunting stories of Captain William Kidd.

* October 31 – William Moore, Captain William Kidd's gunner ( hemorrhage in head caused by Captain Kidd hitting him with a bucket )

* probable – Captain William Kidd, Scottish pirate ( d. 1701 )

* May 23 – After being convicted of murdering William Moore and for piracy, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.

* May 23 – Captain William Kidd, Scottish pirate ( b. 1645 )

Although each Blackadder is positioned in a different place in British society over each series, generally falling in class over the centuries-starting out as the King's nephew at the very beginning of series one-before he mistakes his uncle for an enemy commander, kills him and allows his father ( played by Brian Blessed ) to assume the throne-and ending as a front line soldier ( a Captain ) in the British Army of World War I-there are certain common characteristics that each Blackadder shares.

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Beginning in April 1915, Herbert ordered his subordinates cease calling him " Sir ", and to address him only by the pseudonym " Captain William McBride.

* 1812 – The USS Constitution under the command of Captain William Bainbridge, captures the HMS Java off the coast of Brazil after a three hour battle.

Lieutenant Jocelyn Feltham, the assistant to the fort's commander, Captain William Delaplace, was awoken by the noise, and called to wake the captain.

— William Shatner, who played Captain James T. Kirk

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* 1789 – Mutiny on the Bounty: mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly journey in an open boat.

* 1854 – The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.

In 1938, The Captain and the Kids became the subject of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first self-produced series of theatrical short subject cartoons, directed by William Hanna, Bob Allen and Friz Freleng.

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery, and named U. S. Army Captain Meriwether Lewis its leader, who selected William Clark as his partner.

The four panels depict: The Preservation of Captain Smith by Pocahontas ( 1825 ) by Antonio Capellano, The Landing of the Pilgrims ( 1825 ) and The Conflict of Daniel Boone and the Indians ( 1826 – 27 ) by Enrico Causici, and William Penn ’ s Treaty with the Indians ( 1827 ) by Nicholas Gevelot.

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Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew, led by Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ), first officer Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ), and chief medical officer Dr. Leonard McCoy ( DeForest Kelley ), in the 23rd century.

* William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk

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* 1875 – Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours.

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* 1840 – Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming what became known as Wilkes Land for the United States.

Captain Harry Stafford found four local businessmen, including John Henry Davies ( who became club president ), each willing to invest £ 500 in return for a direct interest in running the club and who subsequently changed the name ; on 24 April 1902, Manchester United was officially born.

In 1482 – 1483, Captain Diogo Cão, sailing southwards on uncharted Congo River, discovered the mouth of the river, and became the first European to encounter the Kingdom of Kongo.

Politicians such as René Pleven, who later became Prime Minister, and officers as General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Lieutenant René Amiot, Captain Raymond Delange, Colonel Edgar De Larminat and Adolphe Sicé helped him to gain control of the AEF territory.

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Originally, animation was all hand-drawn by artists, though in the 1980s, beginning with Captain Power, computers began to automate the task of creating repeated images ; by the 1990s, hand-drawn animation became defunct.

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