Title: Today in history
Description: Presents information on Nathan Hale, American patriot of the Revolutionary War, hanged on Sept. 22, 1776. Also presents information on the Emancipation Proclamation, first issued by Abraham Lincoln on Sept. 22, 1862, and later celebrations of that day. Includes links to the Revolutionary War and African-American freedom.
Subjects: Spies, Biography, African Americans, Civil rights, History, United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln), United States
Places: United States
People: Nathan Hale (1755-1776)
Time periods: 19th century