Shot heard around the world?

Posted by Joe Hamblin on September 04, 2001

I'm looking for the origin of the phrase, 'The shot heard around the world'. I tend to remember it as being the reason
for the start of WW1. A shooting involving some Duke or King. Any ideas?

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