The International Spy Museum
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The International Spy Museum
@IntlSpyMuseum
International Spy Museum is the only public museum in the U.S. dedicated to the tradecraft, history & contemporary role of espionage.
- This #MemorialDay, we honor and remember those who bravely gave their lives in service of their country. 📷: The CIA Memorial Wall in Langley, Virginia. A single star is carved for each life lost in service; 140 courageous CIA officers, some whose names & contributions must
- 67 years ago today, ENIGMA codebreaker #AlanTuring died. He was one of the most original thinkers of the century🌈 Charged with indecency for homosexuality—a crime in 1952—& forced to undergo a humiliating hormone treatment, at age 42 this genius of cryptanalysis took his life.
- The Navajo could send a message in 20 seconds—beating 30 minutes for a coding machine, often under intense conditions. From 1942 to 1945, Navajo #codetalkers participated in every Marine assault in the Pacific, successfully providing a fast, secure and error-free line of comms.
- “There are thousands of African-Americans who are in the U.S. intelligence community. You go through war and loss and racism. And there comes a time that you realize that, hey, I made my contribution. And that's all I did.” @MalcolmNance | US Naval Intelligence Officer. #BHM
- "A day that will live in infamy." 77 years ago today, Japanese warplanes attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. More than 2,300 Americans were killed. The @CIA was established in 1947 to prevent another #PearlHarbor
- Josephine Baker worked tirelessly for the French liberation during WWII. No one suspected her sheet music was covered with messages written in invisible ink or that her dress contained hidden photographs. See this 1933 souvenir including her signature on display @IntlSpyMuseum.
- Meet the Letter That Won the American Revolution 🇺🇸 In 1777, George Washington wrote this letter hiring Nathanial Sackett as the nation’s first spy. The letter served as the launching point for the Culper Spy Ring that would in large part save the American Revolution. See the
- Here's to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. #WomensMarch #WomenWhoHaveInspiredMe
- Tony Mendez helped to create the escape plan, false identities & brilliant disguises that let six Americans escape revolutionary Tehran, where they had been held hostage in 1980. That story became Argo, the film which won the Oscar in 2013. politi.co/37oPzxf via @politico
- Here’s to inquisitive women everywhere. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them. Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
- Happy Birthday Josephine Baker! #OTD in 1906, the legendary entertainer, resistance fighter & WWI spy was born. A truly effective agent, no one suspected that concealed among Baker's music sheets were other notes—in invisible ink—about German troop movements. (PC: Gaston Paris)
- Happy Birthday to the late Marlene Dietrich! The singer/actress worked for the OSS’s (today’s CIA) Morale Operations during WWII, recording anti-Nazi albums. For her efforts, Dietrich was awarded the Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor. bit.ly/3JlYSS3
