Seventeen seventy five, Lexington, Massachusetts. At dawn, local farmers with muskets face off against the British army. No one knows who fires first, but that single shot echoes across the colonies, and across history. The Battle of Lexington becomes known as “the shot heard ’round the world,” marking the beginning of the American Revolution. 🇺🇸🔥 #Lexington #AmericanRevolution #HistoryTok #HiddenStories #DidYouKnow #FunFacts | Pyramid Secrets

53K views · 524 reactions | Lexington & Concord: The Shot Heard Around The World Parliament declares Massachusetts in active rebellion; no retreat, but liberty or death. War inevitable; casualties: British 73 killed, 173 wounded; Americans 49 killed, 39 wounded. Lexington and Concord are a watershed - the war has begun. To watch the full video just search Epic History.⁠ #RevolutionaryWar #UShistory #AmericanRevolution #EpicHistory #reels | Epic History TV | Facebook