Local winds can be caused by small temperature differences that  exist within larger systems. Local winds can be strong, as with a  downburst on the leading edge of a supercâ¦ell. They can also produce  locally strong winds, such as tornadoes. Local winds can cause  property damage and harm to people and animals.
Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, is killed off North Carolinaâs Outer Banks during a bloody battle with a British navy force sent from Virginia.
The Last Days of Blackbeard. An exclusive account of the final raid and political maneuvers of historyâs most notorious pirate. For the 18 men aboard the French merchant ship Rose Emelye, the evening of August 23, 1718, was shaping up to be as routine as the 167 that had preceded it since theyâd left Nantes.