Thomas Paine publishes “Common Sense,” advocating that the colonists renounce allegiance to the British Crown and declare their independence from Great Britain.

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Subsequent Events:

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Authority:

“Law of the Jungle”
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References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 18.

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,161,621,015,445

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