January 10

On This Day In History
	1776: Common Sense published On this day in 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense, a 50-page pamphlet that sold more than 500,000 copies within a few months and called for a war of independence that would become the American Revolution.
Title page from Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, 1776.
Biography Of The Day
	Dame Barbara Hepworth Dame Barbara Hepworth, whose lyrical forms made her one of the most influential sculptors of the mid-20th century and whose abstract sculptures were among the earliest produced in England, was born this day in 1903.
Two Figures, polished and polychrome teakwood sculpture by Barbara
More Events On This Day In History
1984	1984 The United States and the Vatican established diplomatic relations after a 117-year break.
	1949 American boxer George Foreman was born in Marshall, Texas.
1946	1946 Radar signals bouncing off the Moon were detected for the first time.
	1946 The first United Nations General Assembly met in London.
1925	1925 American jazz drummer and percussionist Max Roach was born.
1920	1920 The League of Nations was established in Geneva.
1901	1901 The first major oil field in Texas was discovered, near Beaumont.
	1861 Florida seceded from the Union and in February 1861 joined the Confederacy.