Happy Birthday Thomas Paine, We Need Common Sense Now More Than Ever
A man just barely making his way in the world meets Benjamin Franklin and the result changes the world.
January 29, 1737
Born on this date in Norfolk, England was American patriot Thomas Paine. The adventurous Paine had twice gone to sea and was working in the merchant shipping business when he met Benjamin Franklin in 1774. Anxious to travel, and not a fan of the British government, Paine decided to immigrate to America after the well-known Franklin provi…
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