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Tom Fitton: Merry Christmas from Judicial Watch
A Republic Under Assault, Christmas 2020 finds the foundations of our republic under attack.
So, at a time like this, it may be best to step back and try to focus our hearts and minds on things that unite us.
As we do, I am reminded of one of my favorite stories from Christmas past. On Christmas Day, 1776, the American Revolution appeared to be dead.
George Washington’s Continental Army had been driven out of New Jersey.
The British and Hessian troops, who assumed the serious fighting was over, had entered winter quarters.
King George III and the British Parliament appeared set to continue an abusive set of policies that American colonists said deprived them of their rights as Englishmen. The battle cry of “No Taxation without Representation” went unsatisfied.
The 50+ events of traditional ‘Patriots Week’ were canceled for 2020, but check out these virtual ones
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Posted Dec 26, 2020
Saturday, December 26, 2020 - Old Barracks Museum Chief of Historical Interpretation, Asher Lurie prepares at home for a virtual live Q&A which follows his talk titled The Real Story of the Battle of Trenton, which is part of the virtual Patriots Week activities.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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It was 244 years ago that General George Washington declared to General John Sullivan, “I am resolved to take Trenton.”
After having crossed the Delaware River on Christmas, Washington and his men surprised and defeated Hessian soldiers garrisoned at Trenton in a pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War.