National spy museum. The first two weeks centered on fairly wellknown personalities. Ben franklin is of course ben franklin. Next week well take a look at the most infamous spy in u. S. History, Benedict Arnold. The relative obscurity of the man well hear about today is what will make this morning so interesting. He is someone we should know more about. His impact on World History is well known for historians, but historians are just now beginning to piece his life together, to find out new information, to understand his impact on the revolution, and to figure out how he fits among the great heroes and villains of american intelligence history. So kate gruber will help us understand who this enigmatic man is. Shes been the curator at jamestownyorktown museum since 2015. Between 2009 and 2013, she worked at the Colonial Williamsburg foundation where she assisted with the research of the foundations electronic field trip series. Although shes a public historian and museum professional in
Ellin Mackay and Irving Berlin. Photo: Library of Congress
By Michael Burke, Contributor
Irving Berlin and Ellin Mackay put aside their differences in culture, background, and age to form one of the best-known, enduring and loving relationships in New York social history. At the same time, the stories of the Berlin and Mackay families, which both started with brave immigrants taking a chance in America, are not so different as they first appear.
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Their whirlwind romance caused a media feeding frenzy on both coasts and extended as far as Europe, keeping the paparazzi in flashbulbs for over a year. Their semi-clandestine affair was aided by several unlikely sources, from the bride’s estranged mother to the Prince of Wales. They evaded the ever-present press by eloping to New York’s City Hall on January 4, 1926, not using his chauffeured Minerva limousine, which was constantly followed, but by taking the subway – a first for the young heiress