Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, “addressed to the inhabitants of America,” was a 47-page dynamo presenting the recently ...

The Shell Oil Refinery Dispatching Department ball team celebrated victory in the 1948 plant championship.

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In 1776, Thomas Paine published his pro-independence pamphlet "Common Sense," which quickly sold some 100,000 copies.

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📅 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 ...

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As we kick off the year commemorating the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Army, we’ll reflect on the rich legacy of ...

Early US elites drafted the Constitution to check democratic uprisings that threatened the power of the ruling class. The ...