Shot heard round the world
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The "Shot heard round the world" refers to the first gunfire of the American Revolutionary War, symbolizing the moment the colonies’ armed resistance to British rule began and echoing in global history as a catalyst for revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shot heard round the world canonical | 1 |
| The Shot Heard ’Round the World | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6860473 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shot heard round the world Context triple: [North Bridge skirmish, relatedTo, Shot heard round the world]
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A.
Shot Heard Round the World
The "Shot Heard Round the World" is the famous 1951 walk-off home run by Bobby Thomson that dramatically won the National League pennant for the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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B.
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the famous 1951 walk-off home run that capped a dramatic National League pennant playoff and became one of the most iconic moments in baseball history.
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C.
Game of the Century
The "Game of the Century" is the famous 1970 FIFA World Cup semi-final between Italy and West Germany, renowned for its dramatic extra time and status as one of the greatest football matches ever played.
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D.
"Game of the Century"
"Game of the Century" is the famous 1968 college basketball showdown at the Houston Astrodome in which the University of Houston ended UCLA’s 47-game winning streak before a then-record crowd and national TV audience.
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E.
Miracle of Bern
The "Miracle of Bern" refers to West Germany's unexpected and historic victory over the heavily favored Hungary in the 1954 FIFA World Cup final, a match often seen as a key moment in postwar German identity and football history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shot heard round the world Target entity description: The "Shot heard round the world" refers to the first gunfire of the American Revolutionary War, symbolizing the moment the colonies’ armed resistance to British rule began and echoing in global history as a catalyst for revolution.
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A.
Shot Heard Round the World
The "Shot Heard Round the World" is the famous 1951 walk-off home run by Bobby Thomson that dramatically won the National League pennant for the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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B.
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the famous 1951 walk-off home run that capped a dramatic National League pennant playoff and became one of the most iconic moments in baseball history.
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C.
Game of the Century
The "Game of the Century" is the famous 1970 FIFA World Cup semi-final between Italy and West Germany, renowned for its dramatic extra time and status as one of the greatest football matches ever played.
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D.
"Game of the Century"
"Game of the Century" is the famous 1968 college basketball showdown at the Houston Astrodome in which the University of Houston ended UCLA’s 47-game winning streak before a then-record crowd and national TV audience.
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E.
Miracle of Bern
The "Miracle of Bern" refers to West Germany's unexpected and historic victory over the heavily favored Hungary in the 1954 FIFA World Cup final, a match often seen as a key moment in postwar German identity and football history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
phrase ⓘ |
| associatedWithBattle | Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Concord, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
American political catchphrases ⓘ English phrases ⓘ History of the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
linked to:
Colonial America
|
| coinedBy | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Patriots' Day
ⓘ
linked to:
Patriots’ Day
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 19 April 1775 ⓘ |
| describedAs | moment the American Revolution began ⓘ |
| describedIn | American Revolutionary War historiography ⓘ |
| hasCulturalMeaning |
catalyst for revolution
ⓘ
symbol of the birth of the United States ⓘ |
| hasGlobalImpact | inspired later revolutionary movements ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole | turning point in colonial-British relations ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicStatus | iconic moment in American collective memory ⓘ |
| hasUncertainDetails | identity of the person who fired the first shot is unknown ⓘ |
| involvesParty |
British Army
ⓘ
Patriot militia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | poetry ⓘ |
| memorializedAt | North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| notableFor | marking the outbreak of open warfare between colonies and Britain ⓘ |
| originOfPhrase |
poem "Concord Hymn"
ⓘ
linked to:
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem "Concord Hymn"
|
| refersTo | first gunfire of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
American independence
ⓘ
colonial resistance ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| relatedWork | "Concord Hymn" ⓘ |
| symbolizes | beginning of armed resistance by the American colonies against British rule ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedAsMetaphorFor | event with far-reaching global consequences ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
American history
ⓘ
revolutionary rhetoric ⓘ |
| yearPhraseCoined | 1837 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shot heard round the world Description of subject: The "Shot heard round the world" refers to the first gunfire of the American Revolutionary War, symbolizing the moment the colonies’ armed resistance to British rule began and echoing in global history as a catalyst for revolution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shot heard round the world