"Shot heard 'round the world"

April 19, 1775

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_heard_round_the_world





"By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled;
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard 'round the world."





http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/lexington.htm





Battle at Lexington Green, 1775





In the predawn light of April 19, the beating drums and peeling bells summoned between 50 and 70 militiamen to the town green at Lexington. As they lined up in battle formation the distant sound of marching feet and shouted orders alerted them of the Redcoats' approach. Soon the British column emerged through the morning fog and the confrontation that would launch a nation began.





And a little Oleg Volk goodness: http://olegvolk.livejournal.com/