George Washington Crosses the Delaware (This Week In History)
George Washington Crosses the Delaware (This Week In History)
#ThisWeekInHistory saw George Washington cross the Delaware River in 1776; the signing of the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812; the last Apollo mission splashing down in the South Pacific; and Congress approving articles of impeachment against Bill Clinton.
Watch programs on all these topics at c-span.org/history
I discovered a few years ago that my fourth great grandfather was a very young man serving in a Pennsylvania militia unit at the Battle of Trenton. Astonishing connection to the birth of the nation!