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Thomas Paine publishes "Common Sense"
In his pamphlet "Common Sense," Thomas Paine offered a series of arguments supporting the view that the American colonies should claim their independence from the British Empire. Image source: http://img.artknowledgenews.com/files2009b/Thomas_Paine_Common_Sense.jpg -
US Lands on the Moon
The United States space agency [NASA](hhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/F_Apollo_35th_Anniversary.html) lands 3 men on the moon. Image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Buzz_Aldrin_and_the_U.S._flag_on_the_Moon_-_GPN-2001-000012.jpg/220px-Buzz_Aldrin_and_the_U.S._flag_on_the_Moon_-_GPN-2001-000012.jpg
