We don’t even want to know the mechanics of this: “Washington, DC – To celebrate the launch of Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) and Bill Forstchen’s new book, To Try Men’s Souls, about the Christmas Night 1776 crossing of the Delaware River and attack on the Hessians stationed in Trenton, NJ, St. Martin’s Press and Gingrich Communications are excited to announce the first ever twitter reenactment of the crossing!” Intern Riley will be liveblogging this on Sunday! Yes, Riley, it’s true! [Newt.org]

The frightful appearance of an ominous submersible in the dark waters off Red Hook have been ascribed to a mysterious visit by sinister historians and their Revolutionary War replica of the 1776 “American Turtle” one-man, hand-propelled submarine. MORE »