On This Day for January 10 - Common Sense published, Dame Barbara Hepworth is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. January 10 [Hepworth, Barbara: The Family of Man]( FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1903 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. [SEE ALL BORN ON THIS DAY]( [Title page from Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, 1776.]( FEATURED EVENT 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](. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( Advertisement Advertisement MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [David Bowie.] 2016: British singer, songwriter, and actor [David Bowie]( transformed himself from a traditional pop crooner into a trendsetting international superstar best known for his metamorphic personae (on- and offstage), abrupt shifts in musical genres, and status as a fashion icon—died in New York. [Public Broadcasting Service logo.] 1971: Masterpiece Theatre (later called Masterpiece) debuted on [PBS]( the first series aired was The First Churchills . [Roach, Max] 1925: American [jazz]( drummer and percussionist [Max Roach]( was born. 1984: The [United States]( and the [Vatican]( established diplomatic relations after a 117-year break. [Foreman, George] 1949: American boxer [George Foreman]( was born in Marshall, Texas. [The Moon.] 1946: Radar signals bouncing off the [Moon]( were detected for the first time. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1945 [Rod Stewart]( British singer-songwriter 1949 [George Foreman]( American boxer 1938 [Donald Ervin Knuth]( American mathematician and computer scientist 1769 [Michel Ney, duke d'Elchingen]( French duke 1924 [Max Roach]( American musician 1908 [Paul Henreid]( Austrian-born actor [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( Advertisement FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2019 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](