On this day in history http://www.bbc.co.uk/history Important dates on this day in history en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:04 GMT Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:04 GMT history@bbc.co.uk history@bbc.co.uk 1718: Pirate Edward Teach (Blackbeard) is killed in a gunfight with a naval boarding party off North Carolina. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:04 GMT 1963: US President John F Kennedy is assassinated by lone gunman Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/kennedy_john_f.shtml Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:04 GMT 1990: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation after 11 years as premier. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/thatcher_margaret.shtml Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:04 GMT