A time and a presidency that would try Thomas Paine's soul
“Common Sense” wasn’t simply a call for independence but also a denunciation of monarchies. Paine would be outraged that an ...
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America’s First ‘Viral’ Post Was Published on This Day in 1776, When Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ Sparked a Revolution
It was Philadelphia in the winter of 1776. In the few years ... for the first time at Bunker Hill. Revolutionary sentiment had been brewing throughout the American colonies for some time and ...
Opinion: It’s time to relearn the lessons of Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’
The revolutionary rallying cry 'Common Sense' — challenging authoritarian rule, countering the sway of the wealthy and ...
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Now That We Are in the Second American Revolution, How Is it Won?
The vision was cast in the Declaration of Independence in 1776, but it could only begin to be fulfilled after the American Revolution succeeded in the defeat of Great Britain. Advertisement So ...
6 fires that helped shape the development of American cities
These six American fires led to change: political, legislative and geographic. Those tragedies helped shape the evolving story of the United States.
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Peter Tarlow column: Jews played a key role in the American Revolution
At the end of December and the beginning of January Jews around the world celebrated the Festival of Lights, known as ...
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Soloviev Foundation Partners with the Museum of the American Revolution to Create Immersive Film Experience Honoring Our Country’s 250 th Anniversary
The Soloviev Foundation announced today its collaboration with the Museum of the American Revolution and Donna Lawrence Productions to produce an imme ...
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VA250, Library of Virginia to launch 3-year project spotlighting 18th century legislative petitions
The Library of Virginia and the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission are joining forces to launch a three-year project ...
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America’s First ‘Viral’ Post Was Published on This Day in 1776, When Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ Sparked a Revolution
Revolutionary sentiment had been brewing throughout the American colonies for some time ... in the City of Brotherly Love on January 10, 1776. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, “addressed to ...