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." ...

At 250, Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” still matters

With authoritarianism on the rise, the pamphlet that helped spark the American Revolution remains relevant ...

The legacy of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense' on its 250th anniversary

250 years after Thomas Paine published 'Common Sense', what can we learn from the revolutionary work today?

Opinion: From reconciliation to revolution — ‘Common Sense’ and the making of American independence

Here's what you should know about 'Common Sense' on the 250th anniversary of the groundbreaking work's publication.

Thomas Paine published ‘Common Sense’ and helped ignite a revolution on this week in Philly history

They just needed a spark. The American colonies in the autumn of 1775, then under the thumb of King George III and his sprawling British Empire, were divided on the prospect of independence.