shot heard round the world

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1. A phrase from a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson about the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Emerson's words read, “Here once the embattled farmers stood / And fired the shot heard round the world.” In other words, the determination of the colonists at Concord led to the establishment of a new nation on Earth and encouraged worldwide movements toward democracy.

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shot heard round the world

Though the king did not personally trigger the shot heard round the world, he nonetheless helped pave the path toward war.

From National Geographic ● Jul. 3, 2023

There was fake punt / broken nose, an insane one-handed catch, a miracle comeback highlighted by a miracle play and then, of course, the missed chip shot heard round the world.

From Golf Digest ● Jan. 5, 2018

In fact, you could call it the high-tech shot heard round the world.

From US News ● Jun. 27, 2016

The “she” is her mother, the “he” is Bobby Thomson and “the home run” is, well, the famous shot heard round the world — the three-run blast on Oct.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2010

From the bank yonder had been "fired the shot heard round the world."

From The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe by James Kendall Hosmer