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 ...

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, the author's historical namesake, was America's first spy, a Revolutionary War hero who famously said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before being hanged ...

The University of Connecticut in Storrs is a place I like to call pretty darn close to the middle of nowhere. As a result, during my stay over the summer doing research, when I wasn’t in the lab, I ...

The 43rd annual Nathan Hale Day Ceremony was held Friday at the State Capitol. Hale, who was born on June 6 in Coventry, is Connecticut's state hero. During the American Revolutionary, Hale served in ...