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Podcast: Calling History: Listen In on Conversations with History’s Most Influential People.
Episode: George Washington Part 1: Did Fate Prevent the Assassin’s Bullet from Killing Young George Washington Long Before He Crossed the Delaware?
Description: What do you really know about George Washington? We all know that he was the first president of the United States and the General of the Continental Army that defeated the strongest military on earth. But in this podcast, you’re going to hear about the extraordinary obstacles he overcame to become that leader.
How did young Washington escape an assassin’s bullet at near point-blank range?
As a boy, what event thrust his family into poverty, removing the advantages his older brothers had?
And finally, you’ll hear George tell three stories where...