Profession: Writer and Voice of the American Revolution
Biography: Thomas Paine inspired the American Patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Britain with two highly influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution. For this he is considered the "voice of the American Revolution".
Born: January 29, 1737
Birthplace: Thetford, Norfolk, Great Britain Star Sign: Aquarius
Died: June 8, 1809 (aged 72)
Articles and Photos Articles of Confederation The Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States of America
TIME Magazine Cover: Marlon Brando - Oct. 11, 1954 - Marlon Brando - Actors - Most Popular
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UPDATE 1-Rugby-Super 15 results and standings
May 8 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Super 15 matches on Friday RESULTS Crusaders (New Zealand) 58 Reds (Australia) 17 Melbourne Rebels (Australia) 42 Blues (New Zealand) 22 STANDINGS P W D F A B Pts 1. Hurricanes (New Zealand) 10 9 0 280 173 7 43 2. Bulls (South Africa) 11 7 0 294 246 6 34 3. Brumbies (Australia) 11 6 0 236 143 8 32 4.
V-E Day: How Eisenhower's Granddaughters Learned About the War
Correction appended, May 9.
Plenty of Americans have grown up hearing their grandfathers’ World War II stories. But, for Mary Jean and Susan Eisenhower, those stories could have—and actually have—filled many books.
That’s because their grandfather was Dwight Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during the war and later President of the United States. Not that he told many war stories to his granddaughters when they were young, though Susan does remember him showing her a large photograph of the invasion of Normandy in his Gettysburg College office when she was 8 or 9 years old.
VIDEO: HBO Girls Star Allison Williams Talks Engagement on Late Night
March 5, 2014 9:51 AM EST
Allison Williams showed off her new engagement ring to Seth Meyers on Late Night Tuesday night, saying, “I’m obsessed with it, I stare at it a lot.” And with a ring that big, what girl wouldn’t?
The 25-year-old Girls star announced her engagement to boyfriend Ricky Van Veen in late February, and everyone from Meyers to Larry King seemed to want to know what her dad, NBC anchor Brian Williams, thinks of the whole affair.
What are the different scoring ranges?
Knowing your credit score is important if you plan on applying for a loan or credit card. But seeing a number and understanding what it means are two different things. That’s why lenders look at scores by range, making it easier for them to determine whether or not to lend money to an applicant. There are four broad categories that a credit score can fall into: Bad, fair, good, and excellent.
What Happened in January 2003
January2003 Calendar Historical Events Jan 1 69th Sugar Bowl: #4 Georgia beats #16 Florida State, 26-13 Jan 1 89th Rose Bowl: #8 Oklahoma beats #7 Washington State, 34-14 Jan 2 69th Orange Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #3 Iowa, 38-17 Jan 3 College Football, 5th BCS National Championship, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ: #2 Ohio State beats #1 Miami, 31-24, at 32nd Fiesta Bowl In Da Club Jan 7 "
What Happened in November 1962
November1962 Calendar Historical Events Nov 1 Greece enters European Common Market Nov 1 KYVE TV channel 47 in Yakima, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting Nov 1 Noble Prize for Physics awarded to Russian physicist Lev Landau for "theories for condensed matter, especially liquid helium" [1] Nov 1 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island Nov 1 USSR launches Mars 1; radio contact lost before arrival at Mars Nov 1 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR Nov 1 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan Nov 1 WNYC TV channel 31 in New York, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting Nov 1 WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting NBA Record Nov 3 SF Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 72 points in 127-115 defeat to LA Lakers at LA Memorial Sports Arena; then 4th-highest point total in NBA history; remains 6th highest game total
What Happened on August 10, 2013
Historical Events 14th Athletics World Championships open at Moscow, Russia 16 Royal Guardsmen are killed in a bus accident in Al Hoceima, Morocco 6 people are killed after Paluweh volcano erupts in Indonesia Famous Weddings American dancer and rapper Kevin Federline (35) weds second wife, Victoria Prince (30) at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada Famous Deaths Eydie Gormé [Edithe Gormezano], American Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pop singer ("
What Happened on December 11, 1953
Historical Events KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station Famous Birthdays Bess Armstrong, American actress (Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws), born in Baltimore, Maryland Peter Isacksen, American actor (CPO Sharkey, Jessie), born in Fullerton, California Famous Deaths Albert Coates, English conductor and composer (Eagle; Pickwick), dies at 78 Died in 1953 1953 Highlights About December 11, 1953
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