Thomas Paine, who turns 289 this year, is the most modern of the Founding Fathers — and he has Jersey connections.

In doing so, Paine democratized political thought. He asserted that ordinary people were capable of understanding, judging, ...

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 in ...

A Philadelphia historian says Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," published 250 years ago, "changed the course of world history." ...

Discover the powerful impact of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense' pamphlet in igniting the American Revolution and inspiring the ...

January 2026 marks the first month of the United States’ semiquincentennial year and the anniversary of a pivotal event from ...

It’s the Old Major here with some more of those thoughts that wander through Kitsap County and occasionally beyond. “These ...

Thomas Paine’s Service During The Revolutionary War MADISON, WI, UNITED STATES, January 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — January 29, 2026 — Online Event | 4:00 PM PST / 7:00 PM EST Registration Required: ...

John Adams wrote, “Without the pen of Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain.” George Washington ordered it read to his troops and commented that it “is working a powerful ...

For the Korean people in the north, the problem is not that they lack grievances. The problem is that grievances stay private ...