But George Washington’s best Christmas was in 1783. Precisely 230 years ago today, he rode up to Mount Vernon to celebrate his first holiday at home after eight years of revolution.

How "Washington Crossing the Delaware," a painting by Emanuel Leutze, went 19th-century viral and became an emblem of U.S. patriotism.

George Washington’s Christmas Crossing An annual holiday tradition since 1952, re-enactors bring Washington crossing the Delaware to life ...

Washington crossing the Delaware, near Trenton, New Jersey, on Christmas 1776. George Washington, 1732-1799 — first president of the United States. From English and Scottish History, published 1882.

On Christmas day, 1776, George Washington’s Continental Army crossed the Delaware River to attack the British forces at the Battle of Trenton, in what Kelsey Grammer called "the most daring ...

Christmas is made of memories - my father telling me George Washington's tale is one of my favorites.

In his Farewell Address of 1796, Washington laid out the principles he believed would keep America strong and that — if followed today — could make America great.

Thousands came out Wednesday to an annual reenactment of George Washington’s surprise Christmas Day crossing of Delaware River. The daring 1776 river crossing set Washington’s Revolutionary War army ...

Aladdin the Christmas camel with Tom Plott, who portrays President Washington's farm manager. Aladdin has been a fixture during the holiday season for the past 13 years. (Courtesy: Mount Vernon) ...

George Washington’s Christmas Crossing. An annual holiday tradition since 1952, re-enactors bring Washington crossing the Delaware to life ...