Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" at 250 years: "It changed the course of world history"

Name: Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" at 250 years: "It changed the course of world history"
Uploaded: 2026-01-09T16:44:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 21 s
Description: In fewer than 50 pages, historians say that Thomas Paine's words in "Common Sense," published in Philadelphia 250 years ago today, would change the course of the American Revolution and world history. CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder reports.

In fewer than 50 pages, historians say that Thomas Paine's words in "Common Sense," published in Philadelphia 250 years ago today, would change the course of the American Revolution and world history. CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder reports.