No one knows who fired the first shot at Lexington beginning the American Revolution. In Europe, Gavrilo Princip fired the shot that killed the Archduke Ferdinand and ignited World War 1.
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The shot heard around the world was at Lexington
The Patriots militia fired first at Lexington in April 18, 1775.
The "shot heard around the world" was the onset of the American Revolution.
The "shot heard 'round the world" was fired in Lexington on April 19, 1775, when a group of colonial militiamen engaged in battle with British regulars. The American Revolution had begun.
The shot heard around the world was the first shot at the battle of Bunker Hill in 1776.