Housewife saves lives of General George Washington’s Co

Thursday, December 2 The 336th day of the year 29 days left Today in history Legend has it that on the night of December 2, 1777, Philadelphia housewife and nurse Lydia Darragh single-handedly saves the lives of General George Washington and his Continental Army when she overhears the British planning a surprise attack on Washington’s army for the f...

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