APRIL 19TH
Today in the Revolution ...
1775
Lexington minuteman Captain John Parker orders: "Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here."
1775
The American Revolution begins. The shot "heard round the world" is fired in Lexington Common.
1782
Netherlands recognizes the U.S.
POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK
The Borrower is a Slave to the Lender; the Security to both.
— Benjamin Franklin,1757
