Beginnings and endings on February 4? It’s the day in 1789 when George Washington was unanimously elected President of the United States by the Electoral College. And the “Notable Event” that occurred ...
Mickalene Thomas’ late mother, Sandra Bush, is the tall, beautiful woman at the center of Thomas’ reflective short film Happy Birthday to a Beautiful Woman, which was released in September 2012, two ...
Actor Richard Thomas isn’t going to be in San Antonio very long when he brings “Mark Twain Tonight!” to town this weekend, but he will make time to hit Penner’s. The actor drops by the downtown ...
A government of our own is our natural right. This was the heart of Thomas Paine's argument in "Common Sense," which was published 250 years ago today. That statement might sound exactly like common ...
NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...
This image provided by the National Gallery of Art shows a painted portrait of American founding-father Thomas Paine by John Wesley Jarvis. (National Gallery of Art via AP)(National Gallery of Art via ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image provided by the National Gallery of Art shows a painted portrait of American founding-father Thomas Paine by John ...
"We have it in our power to begin the world anew." Words written by Thomas Paine in Philadelphia 250 years ago in his pamphlet titled "Common Sense." In fewer than 50 pages, historians say that ...
His “Common Sense,” published 250 years ago, ignited the drive for American independence. That was hardly the end of the radical founder’s strange and winding story. By Jennifer Schuessler For Thomas ...
In fewer than 50 pages, historians say that Thomas Paine's words in "Common Sense," published in Philadelphia 250 years ago today, would change the course of the American Revolution and world history.
The acclaimed one-man play about the life of the provocative writer Thomas Paine is performed. Triumphs and tragedies of Thomas Paine’s life unfold in To Begin the World Over Again, a one-man play ...