Nathan Hale was a young Connecticut schoolteacher who volunteered to gather intelligence behind British lines in 1776.
He was captured and executed on September 22, 1776, at the age of 21.
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Hale is remembered for saying that he regretted having only one life to lose for his country. He is the official state hero of Connecticut.
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See his statue at Yale University, where he studied.