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Battles of Lexington and Concord
British regulars and colonial militia exchanged fire at Lexington Green and the North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, in the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War. The "shot heard round the world" launched a conflict that would create the United States of America.
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