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 ...

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 ...

File photo: John Godzieba, as Gen. George Washington, second right, stands in a boat during a reenactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the Delaware River in Washington Crossing, ...