15 October 1917: Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was executed by a firing squad in France for spying for Germany.

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  1. Mata Hari, byname of Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod, née Zelle (1876 — 1917) was a dancer and courtesan whose name has become a synonym for the seductive female spy.

    She was shot by the French on charges of spying for Germany during World War I. The nature and extent of her espionage activities remain uncertain, and her guilt is widely contested.

  2. So, am I the only one who’s weirded out by the choice of the photograph? “Here’s a pretty lady in a revealing costume, enjoy. Btw. she got shot dead for espionage.”

  3. Ok i have some problems, but i thought that she had a bog dick under the dress insead of the knee

    Edit: and now i cant unsee it 🙁

  4. My great grandparent, a laugage boy who worked at the Hotel Palace in Madrid during that time, met her personally.

    In fact, if you go to the Hotel Palace in Madrid you can see a photo of him.

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