Whether on foot or on hooves, our officers are always ready.
After someone stole a purse near West 72nd Street, our Mounted officer & his horse, Kelly, kept on her trail.
Galloping down the street & with the help of a witness, they recovered the purse & apprehended the suspect.
Happy Birthday to George Washington.
George Washington, who rode into hails of bullets, had two horses shot out from underneath him, and would wear his coat laced with the bulletholes when he spoke to inspire his men.
George Washington, who native chiefs declared “divinely protected” during and for decades after the French and Indian War.
George Washington, who once left a portrait painting to go throw a discus clear across the Delaware River just because his men joked that he couldn’t.
George Washington, who could out drink, out dance, out ride, and out fight any human being.
George Washington, who stood a towering 6’2, and could have become multi-sport competitive athlete today, in any throwing game, plus archery, wrestling, and sword fighting
George Washington, who referred to Christmas dinner as “the attack of the Christmas Pies”
George Washington, a largely self taught scholar, and military genius.
George Washington, who survived diphtheria, tuberculosis, smallpox, dysentery, malaria, quinsy, carbuncle, epiglottitis, and pneumonia.
George Washington who brought variolation to his troops when a smallpox epidemic was wiping out 30% of the country. Yet he still respected natural immunity.
George Washington, who crossed the frozen Delaware on Christmas night to slay the Hession mercenaries in their sleep.
George Washington, a spy ring leader, agricultural innovator, pioneer, one of the first surveyors of America and the first signer of the U.S. Constitution.
George Washington, who on December 23, 1783, in the Old Senate Chamber in Annapolis, with the war over and independence won, bowed to Congress, publicly resigned from the Army, and physically handed back his commission.
George Washington, who declared at the first constitutional convention, “no new slaves to America at all, And No Slavery at all in the northwest territory.”
George Washington, who was unanimously elected president twice.
George Washington, who established The first national “Thanksgiving Day,” to be celebrated on November 26, 1789, as a way of “‘giving thanks’ for the Constitution,”
George Washington, one of six redheaded presidents
George Washington, who granted Amnesty to the Whiskey Rebels, and never once abused his power.
George Washington, who refused to be president forever and retired to make whiskey.
George Washington, who gave the greatest farewell address in the history of our nation, which warned Americans against the danger of political parties, implored us to remain neutral in foreign conflicts, make no permanent alliances, and to celebrate our achievements.
“First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
-Richard Henry Lee’s eulogy for Washington 1799
George Washington, the picture of American exceptionalism.
🇮🇹 The great Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, performs Puccini's classic "Nessun Dorma" at the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
Italy is back, with class and style, and while cherishing her past, she has a renewed hope for the future.
#Olympics2026
@pbeecy@MoBeecy exhibit A of why Papi is one of the best Boston athletes.
Get outta here with that “May the best team win” nonsense, Tom. “I have no dog in the fight”, ignoring that he was the Pats’ star quarterback for how long? 😀
Tom Brady on if he’s rooting for the Patriots in the Super Bowl: “I have no dog in the fight. May the best team win.”
David Ortiz when the Red Sox arch rival simply loses a series:
@MoBeecy that would’ve been a little TOO distracting for me as a kid - you know I’d be all over that mini horse before they could even start putting the cast on 😂
In 1783, King George III asked an American painter what George Washington would do now that he had virtually won the war. The painter replied that the General intended to return to his farm in Virginia. The King was stunned. He reportedly said, "If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world."
Throughout history, victorious generals almost always seized the throne. From Caesar to Cromwell, military success usually meant political dictatorship. The concept of voluntarily walking away from absolute power was practically unheard of. But George Washington wasn't like other men.
By December 4, 1783, the British surrender at Yorktown was past, and peace was finally assured. Washington commanded a powerful, seasoned army that adored him. Conversely, many of his officers were unpaid and angry at the inefficient Congress. They had the guns, the manpower, and the loyalty to install a new monarch. He could have been King George I of America.
Instead, on this day in history, Washington walked into the Long Room at Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan. The room was filled with his most loyal officers—men like Henry Knox and Baron von Steuben—who had frozen with him at Valley Forge and bled with him for eight long years.
The atmosphere wasn't celebratory. It was heavy with inevitable separation. Washington, usually stoic and commercially reserved, poured a glass of wine and looked at his brothers-in-arms with visible emotion. "With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you," he said, his voice shaking. "I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable." He didn't order them. He didn't demand their allegiance. He hugged them.
One by one, the hardened soldiers wept openly. Washington embraced each man in silence. There was no pomp, no ceremony, and no speeches about future conquests. It was just a quiet goodbye between warriors who had done the impossible. Immediately after leaving the tavern, Washington didn't march on Congress to demand payment or power. He rode to Annapolis, Maryland, resigned his commission, and went home to Mount Vernon to plant crops.
He did the impossible.
He refused the crown.
He trusted the people.
By stepping down, he ensured that the United States would be a republic ruled by laws, not a kingdom ruled by force. He proved that the military serves the people, not the other way around. It was the final, and perhaps greatest, victory of the Revolution.
The world watched in awe as the American Cincinnatus returned his sword to its sheath, proving that character is the strongest constitution of all."
#archaeohistories