Shot heard round the world

E624301

historical event phrase

The "Shot heard round the world" refers to the first gunfire of the American Revolutionary War, symbolizing the moment the colonies’ armed resistance to British rule began and echoing in global history as a catalyst for revolution.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
The Shot Heard ’Round the World	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ phrase ⓘ
associatedWithBattle	Battles of Lexington and Concord NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithConflict	American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithLocation	Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ American political catchphrases ⓘ English phrases ⓘ History of the Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
coinedBy	Ralph Waldo Emerson NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedOn	Patriots' Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	19 April 1775 ⓘ
describedAs	moment the American Revolution began ⓘ
describedIn	American Revolutionary War historiography ⓘ
hasCulturalMeaning	catalyst for revolution ⓘ symbol of the birth of the United States ⓘ
hasGlobalImpact	inspired later revolutionary movements ⓘ
hasNarrativeRole	turning point in colonial-British relations ⓘ
hasSymbolicStatus	iconic moment in American collective memory ⓘ
hasUncertainDetails	identity of the person who fired the first shot is unknown ⓘ
involvesParty	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriot militia ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mediumOfOrigin	poetry ⓘ
memorializedAt	North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	marking the outbreak of open warfare between colonies and Britain ⓘ
originOfPhrase	poem "Concord Hymn" NERFINISHED ⓘ
refersTo	first gunfire of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
region	New England NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	American independence ⓘ colonial resistance ⓘ revolution ⓘ
relatedWork	"Concord Hymn" NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes	beginning of armed resistance by the American colonies against British rule ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ
usedAsMetaphorFor	event with far-reaching global consequences ⓘ
usedInContext	American history ⓘ revolutionary rhetoric ⓘ
yearPhraseCoined	1837 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Bridge skirmish → relatedTo → Shot heard round the world ⓘ

Gene Sarazen → nicknameOfShot → Shot heard round the world ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Shot Heard ’Round the World