The American Revolution.
The phrase comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem "Concord Hymn" and specifically references the first shot fired at Old North Bridge, Concord, MA on April 19, 1775.
In Europe it is sometimes incorrectly associated with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Princips, the event that started WWI.
the Revolutionary war or the war of Independance
The battle at Lexington Bridge.
The Battle at Lexington and Concord. Whoever fired first at Lexington was called the shot heard round the world.
willie mays was on deck when bobby Thomson hit the shot heard round the world. cliff smith
Hyperbole
the shot heard round the world
That phrase came from a poem by Longfellow
embattled farmers
In 1775.
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The Battle at Lexington and Concord. Whoever fired first at Lexington was called the shot heard round the world.
The "SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD".
The colonist heard the shot heard round the world in 1775. It is the shot that was first fired in the American Revolutionary War.
willie mays was on deck when bobby Thomson hit the shot heard round the world. cliff smith
the battle at Lexington
Lexington, Massachusetts.
Hyperbole
The phrase "shot heard round the world" is not attributed to a specific person. The "Shot heard 'round the world" is a phrase that has come to represent several historical incidents. Also - the correct word is "heard", as in to hear a noise. "Herd" is a group of animals.