The Captain Kidd is named after one of history's most notorious plunderers, William Kidd, who was eventually hanged hereabouts at a notorious gallows known as Execution Dock. Captain Kidd ...
On this date in history: In 1701, Capt. William Kidd was hanged in London for piracy and murder. In 1829, Cyrill Demian was granted a patent for his musical instrument called the accordion.