Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 10, 2025
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January 10, 2025: Two hundred and forty-nine (249) years ago, on January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense. The publication came two years after the Boston Tea Party, and eight months after the War for Independence began with the battles of Lexington and Concord. In the fall of 1775, the First Continental Congress had met, and those in the colonies were treating it as the legitimate body of government for the colonies.
Common Sense provided a powerful argument for breaking from England and creating a representative government. Five months later, on July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence gave voice to America’s founding ideals of freedom, equality, and self-governance.[1]
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
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- January 7, 2025-26 states allow for citizen-initiated ballot measures
- January 6, 2025-27% of voters have favorable opinions of the protesters who entered the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021
- January 3, 2025-66 years ago, Alaska was admitted to the Union as the 49th state
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