1/10/1776 - Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense.

The document denounced British rule, and through its immense popularity contributed to fomenting the American Revolution. Paine donated the copyright for Common Sense to the states, and as one biographer noted, Paine made nothing off the estimated 150,000 to 600,000 copies that were eventually printed (various sources disagree on the number of printed copies in Paine's lifetime). In fact, he had to pay for the first printing himself.
External Link: Paine, Thomas. 1776. "Common Sense"
Generational Link: Revolutionary War Cycle - The American Revolution Era - Fourth Turning, Crisis (1774-1787)
Also, 1/10/1901 - The first great Texas gusher, oil discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.

Biography:
b. 1/10/1738 - Ethan Allen, American Revolution military leader (d. February 12, 1789)
Generational Link: Revolutionary War Cycle - Liberty Generation - Nomad (Reactive) (1724-1741)

Elsewhere:
1/10/1920 - League of Nations holds its first meeting and ratifies the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I.
Also, 1/10/1946 - First General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
b. 1/10/1945 - Rod Stewart, English singer

A Cycle Ago (1/10/1927):
The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres.

News Today / History Tomorrow (1/9/2007):
Faced with mounting resistance in Congress and a deeply skeptical public, President Bush on Wednesday night will call for a shift of strategy in Iraq that includes a temporary increase of U.S. forces, a series of benchmark tasks for the Iraqi government and economic initiatives aimed at ending a conflict in which more than 3,000 American troops have died.

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