The Shot Heard 'Round the World' Continues to Echo

Human Events
by Jarrett Stepman

America became free and strong because of gun-toting patriots

 Thursday, April 19 marks the 237th anniversary of the “shot heard ‘round the world,” the battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, which plunged the British colonies in America into war with England.

The events surrounding the battles of Lexington and Concord have been popularized and mythologized by a number of famous 19th century writers and poets, but the real impact of events concretely and profoundly changed the course of world history.

This past year the battles of Lexington and Concord became a national story when former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was asked by a reporter about Paul Revere’s ride through Massachusetts.

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