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To: real saxophonist

Am I misremembering things again as I am wont to do? I thought the shot heard around the world was the assassination of the Arch Duke Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.


14 posted on 04/19/2019 4:14:53 PM PDT by erkelly
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To: erkelly

It’s been used in reference to both events over the years.


15 posted on 04/19/2019 4:22:13 PM PDT by real saxophonist (One side has guns and training. Other side's primary concern is 'gender identity'. Who's gonna win?)
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To: erkelly

No, it was Bobby Thompsons homerun. Lexington Concord was the original shot heard round the world.


16 posted on 04/19/2019 4:23:43 PM PDT by taterjay
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To: erkelly

I had not heard that term applied to the Arch Duke Ferdinand.


29 posted on 04/19/2024 2:40:57 AM PDT by MikeSteelBe (The South will be in the right in the next war of Northern aggression.)
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