On this day in 1775, the Battles of Lexington and Concord ignited the American Revolutionary War. What began as a British mission to seize colonial weapons turned into a fierce showdown with local militias — and the "shot heard ’round the world" marked the birth of the American fight for independence. #lexingtonandconcord #otd #revolutionarywar #americanhistory #paulrevere | National Veterans Memorial and Museum
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On this day in 1775, the Battles of Lexington and Concord ignited the American Revolutionary War. What began as a British mission to seize colonial weapons turned into a fierce showdown with local militias — and the "shot heard ’round the world" marked the birth of the American fight for independence. #lexingtonandconcord #otd #revolutionarywar #americanhistory #paulrevere | National Veterans Memorial and Museum
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