A Philadelphia historian says Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," published 250 years ago, "changed the course of world history." ...
Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”, published 250 years ago, ignited the drive for American independence. That was hardly the end of the radical founder’s strange and winding story.
In doing so, Paine democratized political thought. He asserted that ordinary people were capable of understanding, judging, ...
Thomas Paine, a reluctant English tax collector and failed businessman who arrived in America on the eve of revolution, published "Common Sense" on this day in history, Jan. 10, 1776. "In the ...
They just needed a spark. The American colonies in the autumn of 1775, then under the thumb of King George III and his sprawling British Empire, were divided on the prospect of independence.
Two hundred-and-fifty years ago, on Jan. 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published words that changed the course of history: “We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” Characterized by Paine as ...
NEW YORK — Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long-anticipated tribute from his adopted country. A Paine memorial ...
On Jan. 10, 2026, we commemorate publication of Thomas Paine’s great pamphlet “Common Sense,” which first appeared 250 years ago. The American patriots’ inspired and inspiring quest for liberty was ...
Discover the powerful impact of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense' pamphlet in igniting the American Revolution and inspiring the ...