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Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War
Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long ...
Fame does not always simplify a person’s final wishes. In some cases, it complicates them. These wills reveal how celebrities tried to settle unfinished business, control small details, or leave ...
From the Smithsonian magazine archives, some of our favorite reader questions about our nation's founding upon its 250th ...
In January 1776, William Franklin, royal governor of New Jersey and Benjamin Franklin's son, was put under house arrest by colonial militia.
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