For a long time, pirate expert Peter Leeson thought this situation — pirates flying the flag known as the Jolly Roger — was a myth. "When I started studying pirates … I was absolutely ...

to hoist the Jolly Roger until it was given to Taiwan in 1998. And so it was for the latest USS Kidd when it was commissioned in 2007. It not only flies the pirate flag when entering and leaving ...

This was the first time a submarine flew the Jolly Roger flag, but it wouldn't be ... is commonly seen returning to port ...

But who started it all? When were the flags first brought into the ballpark? Gary Love holds the distinction of being the first Pirates fan to bring a Jolly Roger flag into PNC Park, starting the ...

the world's only pirate treasure chest, and one of two surviving 17th-century Jolly Roger flags (that familiar black flag featuring a skull and crossbones). At the center of the museum ...

Museum curators aim to tell the “fascinating” history of the Jolly Roger flag, which is commonly believed to be a pirate flag despite originating from the Royal Navy. The Jolly Roger is ...

Museum curators aim to tell the “fascinating” history of the Jolly Roger flag, which is commonly believed to be a pirate flag despite originating from the Royal Navy. The Jolly Roger is commonly ...