[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_heard_round_the_world
America250 is the official organization/celebration[2] established[3] to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence[4] in 1776:
> America250’s mission is to celebrate and commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, marking America’s Semiquincentennial.
[2] https://america250.org/about-america250/
> The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission was established by Congress in 2016 to plan and orchestrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
[3] https://america250.org/about-america250/a250-leadership/
> We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness...
[4] https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcrip...