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Nathan Hale, the Doomed Patriot Spy, Probably Never Said ‘I Only Regret That I Have but One Life to Lose for My Country’ Before His Execution

The young Connecticut schoolmaster's intelligence-gathering mission was ill-fated from the start. But after he was hanged by ...
Newsday

On the trail of a spy: LI historian adds to the Nathan Hale story

Nathan Hale was an unlikely, unprepared and unlucky spy. Many grew up hearing Hale’s story: Early in the U.S. War for Independence, he crossed Long Island Sound to Huntington to gather information on ...
The Bulletin

Historically Speaking: Captain Nathan Hale, patriot soldier, spy and Connecticut’s state hero

245 years ago, on September 22nd, 1776, Captain Nathan Hale was hanged as a spy by the British in New York City. There are several mysteries and little-known facts surrounding Hale’s service and his ...