The Anniversary of the ‘Shot Heard Round the World’

Posted on April 19, 2023
The Anniversary of the ‘Shot Heard Round the World’

On the evening April 19, 1775, British troops marched from Boston to Concord, and were met at Lexington by American minutemen in the first battle of the American Revolution. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

This week marks the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Two hundred and forty-eight years ago, farmers, tradesmen, laborers, and mariners–Americans of all stripes–came together to defend themselves against the most professional army in the world.

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