princip fired the shot heard round the world in 1914.
who did the shot heard round the world in 1914?
princip
the phrase "shot heard round the world" (alternatively "shots heard round the world" or "shot heard around the world") has also become associated with the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand of austria in sarajevo on 28 june 1914, an event considered to be one of the immediate causes of world war i. serbian gavrilo princip fired two shots, the first hitting franz ferdinand's wife sophie, duchess of hohenberg, and the second hitting the archduke himself. the death of franz ferdinand, heir to the austro-hungarian throne, propelled austria-hungary and the rest of europe into world war i.









































section::::widespread idiomatic use.
shot heard round the world
shot heard round the world









































"the shot heard round the world" is a phrase referring to several historical incidents, particularly the opening of the american revolutionary war in 1775 and the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand in 1914.









































section::::skirmish at the north bridge.
shot heard round the world