|
Replies: 17
| visibility 1,501
|
Oculus Spirit [90820]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 45503
Joined: 10/18/09
|
On XMAS Days in 1751 & 1776 Geo Washington was busy!
33
33
Dec 24, 2023, 7:00 PM
|
|
On December 25, 1751 he was 19 yrs old and on a ship named Industry sailing from Barbados to America and he entered into his diary this:
“Xmas day..fair, clear & pleasant..with moderate sea tho continuance of the trade (wind)..we dined on an Irish goose, beef, etc and drank a health to our absent friends.”
Fast forward to 1776, At age 44, his life was not so calm and relaxing since he was trying to save the infant America from the world’s largest army, Great Britain.
On Christmas night 1776 General George Washington & his raw Continental Army of only a few thousand crossed over the iced Delaware River..
from the Pa side where they had earlier fledf from the Brits, so to surprise the Red Coats who had ten’s of thousands of troops in the region.
He & his men did this crossing at night, in freezing and even during a severe winter storm to totally surprise the British, AS Well to give doubting Americans a Victory and thus hopefully saving the Nation.
Thanks General Washington and a sincere Merry Christmas to You & Your Army!
Go AMERICA, where Christmas is still
|
|
|
|
 |
Rock Defender [65]
TigerPulse: 99%
Posts: 31
Joined: 12/22/22
|
Re: On XMAS Days in 1751 & 1776 Geo Washington was busy!
11
11
Dec 24, 2023, 7:09 PM
|
|
Great post!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asst Coach [712]
TigerPulse: 98%
Posts: 1037
Joined: 9/9/23
|
Re: On XMAS Days in 1751 & 1776 Geo Washington was busy!
7
7
Dec 24, 2023, 7:51 PM
|
|
I’m a fan. LBB, poster of the month.
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [38203]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 13256
Joined: 5/21/13
|
Clemson Football
1
4
Dec 24, 2023, 7:52 PM
|
|
This is a Clemson Football Board.
lightbulbbill® is hammered, folks.
Merry Christmas!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
110%er [5059]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 5915
Joined: 11/28/12
|
Re: Theres A Small Chance LBB Was There In 1776 ---
3
Dec 24, 2023, 8:24 PM
|
|
😁😉😉
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [26035]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 20658
Joined: 7/31/07
|
Re: Theres A Small Chance LBB Was There In 1776 ---
2
1
Dec 24, 2023, 9:08 PM
|
|
Good post but I don't know what Xmas is.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Orange Blooded [3901]
TigerPulse: 96%
Posts: 3325
Joined: 7/31/16
|
Re: Theres A Small Chance LBB Was There In 1776 ---
2
Dec 24, 2023, 9:26 PM
|
|
I just listened to a documentary about George Washington.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legend [16027]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 7665
Joined: 12/4/06
|
Re: Theres A Small Chance LBB Was There In 1776 ---
3
Dec 25, 2023, 6:24 AM
[ in reply to Re: Theres A Small Chance LBB Was There In 1776 --- ] |
|
It Means Merry Christmas. There was a time people used Xmas as code to acknowledge Christmas for fear of punishment.
In the early days of the Christian church, Christians used the letter X as a secret symbol to indicate their membership in the church to others. If you know the Greek meaning of X, Xmas and Christmas essentially mean the same thing: Christ + mas = Christmas.
|
|
|
|
|
|
CU Guru [1776]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 2567
Joined: 3/15/99
|
I heard that on a Christmas radio show
Dec 26, 2023, 9:45 AM
|
|
this week. There was also something about it being a letter in the Greek(?) alphabet.
|
|
|
|
|
|
110%er [5101]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 2260
Joined: 6/8/06
|
Re: On XMAS Days in 1751 & 1776 Geo Washington was busy!
1
3
Dec 24, 2023, 9:31 PM
|
|
Great post. You probably offended the democrats but oh well.
Merry Christmas.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Freshman [-100]
TigerPulse: 32%
Posts: 443
Joined: 10/2/15
|
Re: On XMAS Days in 1751 & 1776 Geo Washington was busy!
1
1
Dec 25, 2023, 12:16 PM
|
|
what a selfish non-sense comment
|
|
|
|
|
|
Legend [16958]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 4607
Joined: 1/31/16
|
Re: On XMAS Days in 1751 & 1776 Geo Washington was busy!
1
Dec 25, 2023, 7:30 PM
|
|
Found one.
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [25393]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 14697
Joined: 11/3/11
|
Best wishes to you, Bill.***
3
Dec 25, 2023, 3:38 AM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oculus Spirit [90820]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 45503
Joined: 10/18/09
|
Merry CHRISTmas to ALL TiGERS ~
1
Dec 25, 2023, 9:33 AM
|
|
Thanks George & Men And Go AMERICA!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Orange Blooded [3901]
TigerPulse: 96%
Posts: 3325
Joined: 7/31/16
|
Re: Merry CHRISTmas to ALL TiGERS ~
1
Dec 25, 2023, 9:36 AM
|
|
Hey Bill, I wonder what would have happened to Pelosi if she tore a speech up behind George Washington?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Freshman [-100]
TigerPulse: 32%
Posts: 443
Joined: 10/2/15
|
Re: Merry CHRISTmas to ALL TiGERS ~
4
Dec 25, 2023, 12:17 PM
|
|
she would be far better than the GOP trash
|
|
|
|
|
|
CU Guru [1534]
TigerPulse: 55%
Posts: 1326
Joined: 10/1/06
|
Great poast Bulb!***
2
Dec 25, 2023, 7:59 PM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CU Guru [1514]
TigerPulse: 94%
Posts: 2317
Joined: 1/14/05
|
Re: On XMAS Days in 1751 & 1776 Geo Washington was busy!
1
Dec 25, 2023, 10:33 PM
|
|
Creating a nation battle the age of 44. At the same age I was married w children, working, trying to make a decent life... those dead white guys weren't perfect but compared to the vast majority of us, they were giants.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Replies: 17
| visibility 1,501
|
|
|
50
