As America turns 250, we trace the triumphs, contradictions and arguments that shaped the world’s first liberal republic And ...
Andrew Jack in his discussion with Ken Burns (“We don’t grasp our history”, Film, Arts, December 29) about his new ...
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Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War
British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of ...
Reiterating the liberal ideals behind the revolution may be tricky when they are out of favour in the White House ...
Thomas Paine’s writing continued to support the Revolution, but once it reached a favorable conclusion, Paine returned to ...
The US’ independence and Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations both complete 250 years in 2026, and hold fascinating insights on the ...
In her book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada, which was published in September 2025, Drohan ...
Paine’s timing for “Common Sense,” the first widely-read pamphlet proposing independence rather than pleading for rights and ...
Where was America founded? The U.S. Constitution was drafted at the 1789 Congress in Philadelphia – the same place where the ...
The United States is a relatively young country, speaking in the grander scope of things. That said, it is a […] ...
On 1777, General George Washington and his battle-hardened Continental Army secured a decisive victory over the formidable British garrison at ...
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250 years later, Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" remembered for helping spark American Revolution
A Philadelphia historian says Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," published 250 years ago, "changed the course of world history." ...
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