January 10 Birthday
January 10 marks the day Thomas Paine self-published Common Sense, a pamphlet that sold 500,000 copies in a country of 2.5 million people. It argued for American independence in plain language anyone could understand, and it shifted public opinion decisively. Without Paine's pamphlet, the Declaration of Independence might not have had enough popular support to happen. The pen can be mightier than the sword, but only if people actually read what you write. People born on January 10 fall under the zodiac sign of Capricorn. The birthstone is Garnet and the birth flower is Carnation. Historical events on January 10 include 1776: Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense, 1863: London Underground opens, 1920: League of Nations established. Famous people born on January 10 include Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Rod Stewart (1945), George Foreman (1949).