I am related to a man who once knew a man who knew another man who knew George Washington ... I'd like to think that on that cold wintry day, Grandpa Hoppin and his old friend John Levering ...

Two days earlier Thomas Hickey, a member of the elite guard responsible for protecting George Washington ... It's cold. We have no weapons. It's a disaster. When you have a moment where you ...

That famous description of George ... Washington rallied, understanding that if he did not turn the tide somehow, the Revolution would be a short-lived disaster. And so on a bitter cold Christmas ...