Today in American History

On December 25, 1776 General George Washington and his army crossed the Delaware River as the first move in a surprise attack against the Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey.

For more information regarding the above painting copied via wikipedia public domain please see

Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze

For further reading:

"Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River" on Wikipedia,

"Washington Crosses the Delaware" at EyeWitness to History.com,

and David Hackewtt Fischer's book Washington's Crossing