By Tim Binnall
Five musket balls believed to have been fired during the legendary first battle of the Revolutionary War were recently unearthed by archaeologists. Detailing the discovery on social media, the Minute Man National Historical Park explained that the 250-year-old artifacts were found at the North Bridge in the town of Concord. On April 19th, 1776, tensions between colonialists and British forces famously erupted in a showdown wherein what is now known as the "shot heard round the world" was fired and the American Revolution commenced.
The specific location where the musket balls were found was reportedly an area where British soldiers gathered during the conflict. Coupled with signs of friction on the artifacts, the national park posited that they were probably fired by colonialists from across a nearby river rather than being ammunition that had been dropped during the battle. As such, the musket balls could very well constitute the actual "shot heard round the world" that began America's fight for freedom more than two centuries ago.