BEAUFORT, NC (AP).- The largest exhibit ever of artifacts from what’s believed to be the remains of Blackbeard’s flagship is opening at the North Carolina Maritime Museum, with bells, cannon, lead shot and part of the hull among the items on display. …
Virginia Historian Thomas P. Lowry Denies Tampering with Abraham Lincoln Pardon
McLEAN, VA (AP).- Colleagues of a Virginia historian accused of altering a presidential pardon signed by Abraham Lincoln to make it appear he had made a major discovery say he betrayed the trust that had been placed in him. The accused historian —…
Renowned Multi-faceted German Artist Sigmar Polke Dies at Age 69
Bloomberg News – Sigmar
Polke, one of Germany’s best-known
artists, died last night from cancer at the age of 69, his dealer Erhard
Klein
said in a phone interview. Polke, a painter, graphic artist and
photographer,
was “one of t…