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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Our "Shot Heard Round the World"


Mark Steyn's article on America's possible decline was published today.  (See my earlier post).  This may have been deliberate, since today is the 236th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord--the opening shots of the American Revolution (aka the American War of Independence).  A day our nation began it's ascent.

From British Battles:


Wikipedia also has a decent entry on the inciting incident regarding "those damned rebels:"



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