Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2023. It is a story so well known it has become a meme. “Americans: Willing to cross a frozen river to kill you in your sleep on Christmas.” ...

I grew up a few miles from where George Washington and his Continental Army crossed the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack on Hessian mercenary soldiers stationed in Trenton, N.J. Down on his ...

Those of us blessed to live in this land of the free and home of the brave allow most Christmases to pass without remembering one of the most important events in American history: George Washington's ...

UPPER MAKEFIELD, PA — The stage is set for the 73rd Annual Crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Day. At about 1 p.m. Gen. George Washington, portrayed by John Godzieba, will muster the troops ...

Despite the efforts of a group of boat-savvy Philadelphia students, Mother Nature kept "George Washington" and his "troops" on land this Christmas. The annual Christmas Day trip across the Delaware ...

The reenactment commemorates the moment General George Washington led his troops across the Delaware River on a frigid Christmas Day in 1776. (Alexandru Bruschini of Mediaology Co.) From Delco to ...