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Reenactors mark the anniversary of the Christmas 1776 crossing of the Delaware River by Gen. George Washington and the Continental Army. The event is held in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.

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Washington's 1776 Crossing of the Delaware River

George Washington's Mount Vernon recounts the Continental Army's 1776 crossing of the Delaware River into New Jersey, along with the Battles of Trenton and Princeton that followed.

Washington's Crossing of the Delaware' Mount Vernon Video, Winter

Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns, Author Rick Atkinson, and Retired Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford discuss Revolutionary War leadership at an event held at George Washington's Mount Vernon.

Revolutionary War Leadership

Books That Shaped America explores Common Sense, a 1776 pamphlet authored by Thomas Paine which urged the American colonies to declare independence from Great Britain.

Books That Shaped America -Common Sense

The National Museum of the U.S. Army holds its Revolutionary War 250: 2025 Symposium. Topics include the formation of the Continental Army in 1775, the roots of the Revolutionary War, and Revolutionary War leadership.

Early Revolutionary War in the South

Washington's 1776-77 Revolutionary War Campaigns

Freedom 250 launches the nation's 250th birthday year with a Washington Monument lighting and projection program, including midnight fireworks.

New Year's Eve Celebration in Washington, DC

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Duquesne University professor and former U.S. Army officer Holly Mayer explores the creation of the Continental Army in 1775.

S1 E38 | Creation of the Continental Army in 1775

E82 | Washington's 1776 Crossing of the Delaware River

E81 | Washington's Crossing of the Delaware' Mount Vernon Video, Winter

E64 | Revolutionary War Leadership

E41 | Books That Shaped America -Common Sense

Early Revolutionary War in the South

Washington's 1776-77 Revolutionary War Campaigns

New Year's Eve Celebration in Washington, DC