Thomas Paine: Whistleblower.

Thomas Paine: Whistleblower.

Prior to the Franco-American alliance of 1778, and while France was technically neutral, American commissioner Silas Deane profited greatly by skimming money from a clandestine system that transferred arms from France to the American patriots. After fellow American...
Today in History: Stamp Act Repealed

Today in History: Stamp Act Repealed

Today in 1766, the British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act after months of protest from the colonies and British merchants. On the same day, it also passed the Declaratory Act, a pronouncement that Parliamentโ€™s authority in North America was supreme and binding upon...