April 19, 1775: The first shots are fired on Lexington Green

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Part III: ‘The shot heard round the world,’ 250 years on by WorldTribune Staff, April 15, 2025 Real World News On April 18, 1775, the British Military Governor of Massachusetts, Gen. Thomas Gage, sent 800 British Army Regulars on a secret, preemptive raid to seize guns and ammunition from American patriots at Lexington and Concord. As […]