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Does the ‘shot heard ’round the world’ still echo 250 years later?
But even though I have a hard time envisioning these historic events occurring in my hometown as it is today, sometimes when ...
The American experiment launched with the sound of gunshots
The American semiquincentennial begins now, marking the 250th anniversary of this country’s founding. Like the bicentennial ...
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"The Shot Heard Round The World:" 250 Years Later
On April 19, 1775, simmering tensions between Great Britain and her colonists erupted into warfare with the engagements at ...
Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons
The colonial victory against the British in the American Revolutionary War was far from a predetermined outcome. In addition ...
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50 years after Lebanon's civil war began, a bullet-riddled bus stands as a reminder
What happened on April 13, 1975, would change the course of Lebanon. An attack on a bus in Beirut plunged the country into 15 years of civil war.