The Turtle, the world's first submarine used in combat. was a one-man submarine used for attack on the HMS Eagle in NYC in 1776 during the American Revolution.
10 interesting facts about Williamsburg, Brooklyn before it was cool, from its early history under the Dutch, the English and Americans after Revolutionary War.
Comparing real-life to cinema film locations in the AMC show TURN: Washington's Spies that tells the story of the spy ring in the Revolutionary War in Setauket