The American patriot Nathan Hale was caught 248 years ago this weekend for spying against the British on Long Island — and hanged for treason. Hale, just 21 years old, had been in the Huntington area ...
Nathan Hale was destined to fail. Sent by General George Washington to gather intelligence on British forces in New York, the 21-year-old patriot lacked the training and cunning necessary to be a ...