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(Sunday, September 22, 1776, 11:00 a.m. local time; during the American Revolutionary War and the American Revolution) — Nathan Hale, a 21-year-old American soldier and spy for the Continental Army, was executed this morning without trial one day after being captured by the British in New York City.

Video: '22nd September 1776: Nathan Hale hanged by the British for spying during the American Revolution'

His last words before being hanged were purported to be “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”