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The Anniversary of the ‘Shot Heard Round the World’

The Anniversary of the ‘Shot Heard Round the World’

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. Photo by © CORBISMORE