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America’s First ‘Viral’ Post Was Published on This Day in 1776, When Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Sparked a RevolutionStill, many colonists had not seriously considered separating from the mother country—until a history-making pamphlet was ...
These are the times that try men's men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country, ...
📅 Today in History: In 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously published “Common Sense,” a 47-page pamphlet that argued for independence for the American colonies from Great Britain. It was one of the sparks ...
Thomas Paine, who provided Jefferson with inspiration. Published in January of 1776, Paine's Common Sense was a cry for American independence and an instant best-seller among colonists.
a down-on-his-luck Englishman named Thomas Paine sounded the clarion call for revolution in January 1776 with his pamphlet Common Sense. So bold was its rhetoric that many delegates thought the ...
In 1776, Thomas Paine published his pro-independence pamphlet "Common Sense," which quickly sold some 100,000 copies.
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