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A life lost, 250 years agoTwo hundred fifty years ago today, Captain Nathan Hale, Class of 1773, was hanged by the British in Manhattan after he was caught spying for the Continental Army. Hale's famous last words, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country," were first reported by his friend and fellow officer William Hull, Class of 1772, who wrote that he got the story from a British officer who had been on the scene. (Historians today are skeptical about the veracity of the quote.) Yale's statue of Hale, sculpted by School of Art alumnus Bela Lyon Pratt, was dedicated in 1914. It is currently encased in plywood for protection while Connecticut Hall is being renovated; this photo is from 2021.  |
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