ADVISORY/Photo of students and George Washington on A&E live special is available on BW PhotoWire/AP PhotoExpress, NewsCom, PressLink and Business Wire's Web Site.Photo/Business/Education/Entertainment Editors ADVISORY... --(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) The photo is BW1 on AP PhotoExpress. The photo is on Business Wire's Web Site at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.010700/bw1 Photo caption reads: MOUNT VERNON Mount Vernon, estate, United States Mount Vernon, NE Va., overlooking the Potomac River near Alexandria, S of Washington, D.C.; home of George Washington from 1747 until his death in 1799. , VA -- Jan. 7--TWELVE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS U.S. INTERVIEW GEORGE WASHINGTON ON A&E LIVE SPECIAL -- If you had a chance to interview George Washington, what would you ask him? In a live national A&E Network educational special broadcast on Jan 6, 12 middle school students from around the country interviewed "George Washington," portrayed by historical interpreter William Sommerfield (in costume), at Washington's home in Mount Vernon, VA. Harry Smith (wearing glasses) hosted A&E's Just Ask George live presentation, in the dining room of the Washington mansion. The students were selected, from among 2,000 entries, for submitting the most interesting questions for George Washington. The questions explore such issues as Washington's stand on slavery, why after two terms he gave up the presidency, the travails of Valley Forge Valley Forge, on the Schuylkill River, SE Pa., NW of Philadelphia. There, during the American Revolution, the main camp of the Continental Army was established (Dec., 1777–June, 1778) under the command of Gen. George Washington. and their impact on the course of the war, and the challenges of running an independent nation. The broadcast anchors an educational outreach whose centerpiece is the A&E original movie, The Crossing, premiering Monday, Jan. 10, 8pm ET/7pm CT/9pm PT. Starring Jeff Daniels For other persons of this name, see . Jeffrey "Jeff" Warren Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician and playwright. Biography Early life as General Washington, The Crossing dramatizes Washington's legendary crossing of the Delaware Crossing of the Delaware Washington’s beleaguered army attacks Trenton; famous event in American history (1776). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 138] See : America , a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The students, from left, are: Suzanne Almeida, Bowdish Junior High School, Spokane, WA; Jason Barone, Indian Crest Junior High, Souderton, PA; Anthony Benvenuto, Island Trees Middle School, Levittown, NY; Andrew Cantor, Jackson Heights Middle School, Oviedo, FL; Nicole Gaggero, Vallemar School, Pacifica, CA: Jason Geller, Northlake Middle School, Northlake, IL; Jason Harder, Hickman Charter School, Hickman, CA; Shawana Hershberger, St. Mary School, Schwenksville, PA; Amber Kuddes, O'Connell Middle School, Lakewood, CO; Savannah Savannah, city, United States Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. Starkweather, John Sedgwick John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War, killed by a Confederate sharp-shooter at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Junior High, Port Orchard, WA; Brian Venuti, Hazard Street Middle School, Solvay, NY; Mercedes White, Travis Middle School, Amarillo, TX. (Business Wire photo) |
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