Viral infection is the most common cause of myocarditis. When you have an infection, your body produces cells to fight infection. These cells also release chemicals. If the disease-fighting cells enter your heart, they can release chemicals that can damage your heart muscle.
For other uses, see Blackbeard (disambiguation). Edward Teach or Edward Thatch (c. 1680 â 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies. Although little is known about his early life, he was probably born in Bristol, England.
Allen, Macon Bolling (1816-1894) Macon Bolling Allen is believed to be the first black man in the United States who was licensed to practice law. Born Allen Macon Bolling in 1816 in Indiana, he grew up a free man. Bolling learned to read and write on his on his own and eventually landed his first a job as a schoolteacher where he further refined his skills. In the early 1840s Bolling moved from Indiana to Portland, Maine. There he changed his name to Macon Bolling Allen and became friends with local anti-slavery leader General Samuel Fessenden, who had recently begun a law practice. Fessenden took on Allen as an apprentice/law clerk.