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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-19-08 01:17 PM
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Today in History April 19, The American Revolution




April 19, 1775 - The American Revolution began on the common at Lexington, Massachusetts, with "the shot heard round the world."

For more on the American Revolution, http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=682
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-19-08 01:23 PM
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1. I got chills when I read that.
It's time for us to do it again.
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Scribe Donating Member (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-19-08 02:10 PM
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2. How many men gathered at Lexington to start that revolution?
About the same number of men who crossed the Rubicon with Caesar, I think.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-19-08 02:43 PM
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4. Just 70.. .
"Over 200 years ago, John Parker, Captain of the 70 Lexington Minutemen facing 700 heavily armed British soldiers said "Stand your ground. Don't fire until fired upon. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here."
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-19-08 02:33 PM
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3. My home town, Lexington.
Nice place.
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