Today is... 
Freethinkers Day

It’s Freethinkers Day (also known as Thomas Paine Day)! Freethinkers Day celebrates the life and work of Thomas Paine, who was born on this day in 1737. Paine came to America in 1774 at the request of Benjamin Franklin. Throughout his life, he wrote many influential books and pamphlets including The Age of Reason, The Rights of Man, and Common Sense. Each of these works brought public attention to key issues and helped establish the philosophical foundation for the American Revolution.
Paine's writing inspired many people to strive for political, economic, and social advancement. He was also one of the first people to call for an end to slavery and universal human rights.
Freethinkers Day has been celebrated since the 1990s. Its purpose is to educate people about Paine's work and the importance of freethinking and freedom. To celebrate the occasion, pick up a copy of Common Sense and take a moment to appreciate your civil liberties!

Today is also National Corn Chip Day

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History for January 29 1728 - John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" was first performed at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London. 1845 - Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" was published for the first time in the "New York Evening Mirror". 1850 - Henry Clay introduced to the Senate a compromise bill on slavery that included the admission of California into the Union as a free state. 1936 - The first members of baseball's Hall of Fame were named in Cooperstown, NY. 1966 - "Sweet Charity" opened at the Palace Theatre in New York City. It ran for 608 performances. 1987 - "Physician’s Weekly" announced that the smile on the face of Leonardo DaVinci's Mona Lisa was caused by a "...facial paralysis resulting from a swollen nerve behind the ear." ________________________________________________________ "Be patient with all that is unresolved in your heart, and try to love the questions themselves. Do not seek for the answers that cannot be given, for you wouldn't be able to live with them, and the point is to live everything. Live the questions now, and perhaps without knowing it, you will live along someday into the answers." --Rainer Maria Rilke