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Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal entitled "The American Crisis".

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Thomas Paine

American philosopher and author (1737–1809)

Thomas Paine was an English-born American Founding Father, French Revolutionary, inventor, political philosopher, and statesman. He authored Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783), two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution,…
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The Pennsylvania Journal

18th-century American weekly newspaper published by William Bradford

The Pennsylvania Journal was an American weekly newspaper published by William Bradford during the 18th century.
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The American Crisis

Pamphlets on the American Revolution by Thomas Paine (published 1776–83)

The American Crisis, or simply The Crisis, is a pamphlet series by eighteenth-century Enlightenment philosopher and author Thomas Paine, originally published from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution. Thirteen numbered pamphlets were published between 1776 and 1777, with…
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December 19

Day of the year

December 19 is the 353rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 12 days remain until the end of the year.
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