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The "shot heard round the world" is a phrase that refers to the opening shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, which sparked the American Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States. It originates from the opening stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1837 poem "Concord Hymn".
Lexington and Concord: The Shot Heard 'Round the World April 19, 1775 Facing an impending rebellion, British General Thomas Gage decided to seize weapons and gun powder being stored in Concord, Massachusetts, twenty miles northwest of Boston, to prevent violence.
23 de jan. de 2015 · In addition to the American Revolution, the “shot heard round the world” became associated with other historical events, such as the 1914 assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand ...
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Captain Laurie snapped his head around and noticed one of his men had fired. The now-famous “shot heard around the the world” had been discharged. Two more British soldiers squeezed their triggers. These three shots were followed by a ragged volley from the front rank of redcoats.
19 de abr. de 2022 · Photograph by Ira Block/National Geographic Creative. By K. M. Kostyal. April 19, 2022. • 12 min read. Late one April night in 1775, Paul Revere made what would become his famous midnight ride to...
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14 de dez. de 2023 · The Battles of Lexington and Concord, the first shot of which would later be described by Ralph Waldo Emerson as 'the shot heard round the world', led to the Revolutionary War and the independence of the United States of America, becoming one of the key moments of the broader American Revolution (c. 1765-1789).
Learn how the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 started the American Revolutionary War and shaped the myth of the Minute Man. Explore the historical and cultural significance of this event, its legacy, and its controversies.
