All posts tagged "espionage"
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6.9K1ConnecticutNorman Rees, Mild-Mannered Russian Spy Next Door in Southbury, Conn.
In 1942, the United States and the Soviet Union allied in the fight against Germany during World War II. Norman Rees, an...
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20.5K8ConnecticutThe Capture of Nathan Hale, a Hidden History Surfaces After 224 Years
More than two centuries after Nathan Hale was hanged, a sharp-eyed librarian discovered the hidden truth about his capture. Nathan Hale has...
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8.8K11Crime and ScandalLona Cohen – The Spy Who Kept Her Cool Even in the Desert
The year was 1945 and 32-year-old Lona Cohen from Adams, Mass., was in the New Mexico desert. Americans had perfected the nuclear...
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20.5K9ConnecticutCaleb Brewster Crosses the Devil’s Belt for the Culper Spy Ring
Caleb Brewster relied on a woman’s underwear and his own seamanship to bring vital intelligence to George Washington during the American Revolution....
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77.7KBusiness and LaborArt Young – Connecticut Cartoonist for Truth, Justice and the Working Man
A century ago, Connecticut’s Art Young was a radical political cartoonist. Many of his drawings have as much relevance today as they...
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7.0K2ConnecticutWilliam Colepaugh, The Connecticut Spy Who Went Out in the Maine Cold
On a cold, stormy November night in 1944 a German U-Boat surfaced off the coast of Maine near Hancock. William Colepaugh and...
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