a british historian later summed up the battles of trenton and princeton. "it may be doubted," he wrote, "whether so small a number of men "ever employed so short a space of time "with greater and more lasting effects upon the history of the world." fleming: if the americans had failed at trenton and princeton, or either one of them, they would have become peaceful, submissive, obedient servants of his majesty george iii, and the whole, marvelous spirit of independence and liberty that has animated this country would have really vanished. narrator: in those ten days, as 1776 gave way to a new year, despair gave way to hope, gloom was replaced by confidence, and a new nation still in its infancy was beginning to stand on its own. [captioned by: new jersey network 1-800-792-8645] [captioned using cpc's captionmaker rockville, md 800-977-6678] major funding provided by the pennsylvania society of sons of the revolution and its color guard, instituted to perpetuate the memory of the men who, by their acts and counsel, achieved the independence of the united stat

business, offering the crowd of almost 500 their biggest yet, a fast paced game, great passing and tenacious battles along the boards. >> forward liz keady, a former star at princetonbt about the appeal of the women's game. >> people come in and see it, they say, everyone from the fans to the players, like every time you see someone at a game or at a practice, you know they want to be there. that's really cool. >> something else that's cool? wowing the fans with a dramatic shoot-out victory. >> probably a little better than the real bruins. >> reporter: while the team colors take their cues from the nhl, the blades deliberately chose bruin black and gold, that's where the similarities end. players sign autographs for everyone who wants one. >> so tine. >> i manage their own equipment. >> thanks for the sharp. >> and the reward for their win? pizza on the bus ride home. what the women of the cwhl do not get are paychecks yet. everyone's got a day job. annie ho gag from northeastern university is getting her tv career off the ground. like the rest of the blades, she sees building the foundation of women's professional hockey in the u.s. as a labor of love. >> you don

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