Crossing the Delaware and Trenton Triumph of 1776
On Christmas night 1776 George Washington led 1 500 troops across the ice and attacked Trenton, catching the Hessians by surprise. The victory, with 900 Hessians captured and minimal American casualties, revived the American cause and reshaped the Revolutionary War.
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Delaware River
George Washington
Andy Story
George Trevelyan
New York
Delaware
Washington
Ington
John Honeyman
Trenton
Johann Rall
McKonkey's Ferry
Kissinger
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Gospel stands test of time in modern skepticism
A column argues against doubts about the Christmas story. It recounts Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Galilee experiences shaping belief, notes archaeo logical finds that align Luke with 7 B.C. dating, and links Pontius Pilate’s cornerstone to the enduring message of Christ. The piece links astronomy, calendars, and Jewish lore to reaffirm faith.
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Washington
Utah
Christ
St. Luke
Cyrenius
Syria
Millenia
Bethlehem
Holy Land
Babylon
David
Jesus
Caesarea
Mediterranean
Pontus Pilate
Pilate
Nazareth
Child of
Remembering the Christmas bombing and its lessons
A reflective piece recounts the 11 day Christmas bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, noting its secrecy and perceived purpose of punishment rather than military gain. It warns against forgetting history, urging caution with future foreign policy and highlighting Kissinger and Nixon’s roles, costs, and moral implications.
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Boston
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Vietnam
Santayana
Congress
Henry Kissinger
Richard Nixon
Cambodia
Changing portrait of unionist
The piece argues that union membership and demographics have shifted from blue collar to white collar, with government workers growing from 15,000 in 1956 to 2.9 million in 1975 and health care unions rising after nonprofit hospitals came under NLRB jurisdiction. It notes doctors and interns forming associations and recalls public attitudes when service workers strike.
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Plumbur
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor
Afl-Cio
American Federation of School Administrators
National Labor Relations’ Act
NLRB
Federationist
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Senator Soaper
Fritz Mondale
Minnesota
Galilee
Mary
Joseph
Sea of Galilee
Peter
Andrew
James
John
Syrian
Dionysius Exiguus
Antioch
Saturn
Jupiter
Earth
Arbarbar Nel
Sippar
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
United States
Saigon
Alexander Haig
U. S
U.S
Anthony Lewis
New York Times Ni
Mike Lavelle
Knight News Service
Independent Press-Telegram
Pine Avenue
Herman H. Ridder
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Miles £. Lines
David Levinson
Don Ohl
Bert Resnik
Don Nutter
E. H. Lowdermilk
Milton A. Lamas
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