All posts tagged "spying"
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5.9KPolitics and MilitaryChopmist Hill, Rhode Island’s Secret Listening Post in WWII
Just before Pearl Harbor, Chopmist Hill in Scituate, R.I., was the center of the world. That’s what the Federal Communications Commission discovered...
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13.0K1Arts and LeisureThe Mysterious Death of Cape Cod’s David Bacon
In September of 1943, witnesses saw David Bacon drive his sports car off a California highway and into a bean field. As...
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8.6K2Crime and ScandalWho Killed William Dean? A Tale of Spies, Swindlers and Politicians
In August of 1918, Dr. William Dean was murdered. His killer or killers tied up his body and submerged it in a...
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10.3K2ConnecticutRichard Bissell – The Connecticut Yankee Behind the Bay of Pigs
In 1959 Richard Bissell was named the CIA’s deputy director for plans. It was an unusual selection. Bissell was replacing a man,...
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3.0K1ConnecticutNorman Rees, Mild-Mannered Russian Spy Next Door in Southbury, Conn.
In 1942, the United States and the Soviet Union were allies in the fight against Germany in World War II. Norman Rees,...
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11.6K8ConnecticutThe 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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14.2K4Arts and LeisureThe Gravesites of Six Revolutionary Heroines
The gravesites of such revolutionary heroes as Paul Revere and John Adams are well known and well marked, but where are the...
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25.6K2ConnecticutHow the Daughters of Liberty Fought for Independence
On August 14, 1768, the Daughters of Liberty cheered from windows as the Sons of Liberty paraded through Boston to commemorate their...
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13.8K9ConnecticutCaleb 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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10.7K7ConnecticutThe Railroading of Silas Deane, or How To Destroy a Patriot’s Reputation for 225 Years
Early in the American Revolution, Silas Deane worked without salary and spent much of his own money persuading the French to send...
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