the first individual selected by colonel knowlton and colonel knowlton's rangers, which the army claimedto be the first military intelligence group , which is the reason their insignias 1775 on it, that was the group that washington asked to select someone to go behind the enemy lines in new york. the first individual that knowlton wanted to do this job refuse for exactly the reason you said. he said no, i'm a gentleman. you're right, many of nathan hale's friends did try to talk him out of accepting it because it was not considered gentlemanly. the comment in is very interesting and goes back to what was being said. while the war was going on, washington was fairly generous with his money, even more generous with his advice on how this very complex espionage ring in new york was supposed to be run, known as the culpepper ring. right after the war was over, and i note in my book the absolute truth that after the war, the infantryman and intelligence agents is really considered a much less friend light then they are during the war. he writes very tellingly, now i i not sure of all the mon

so far germany hasn't sent a woman into space but the store knowlton initiative has selected 2 women to train for space flight. so the term manned space flight is obsolete nasa boss jim biden style has even said the 1st person on mars is likely to be a woman. if outlet is read write latin. do you have a science question that you've always wanted answered that we're happy to help out and send it to us as a video text over a smell if we answer it on the show let's find you a little surprise as a thank you can i just ask. you'll find as i did have a dot com slash science or drop us a line at d w undisclosed high tech on facebook d w dot science. early this year the israeli lunar probe very chic headed to the moon the lander ended up crashing on the surface. but as the 1st privately initiated and financed lunar mission it stands for the future of space travel alongside national. agencies more and more companies are now aiming for space including one from berlin. berlin smarts on district ave the cosmonauts the perfect location for germany's 1st lunar landing mission and that's just what

greek tax who had to make those promises to be met taxes shot up all living within their means seems knowlton at least to have matured the greens politically or those cities are increased social spending greeks seem to have tired of charity and they all want the prosperity 100000000 jobs are not lost i'll just ask. meanwhile hundreds of firefighters are tackling wildfires on the greek island of as yet with 4 villages already being evacuated it comes out to a global conservation group is warning europe to expect faster spreading super fires in the future to heat waves and droughts while wildlife fund says rising global temperatures mean the fires in the future will be more powerful and even harder to tackle so far this year more than $1400.00 wildfires have been reported in europe and it's not just europe being affected by wildfires a heat wave in the united states is also causing devastation let's get the details from elizabeth now. that's right mary and the u.s. state of alaska is known for its pristine forests and wildlife but now a record breaking heat wave is causing several mess of wildf