ington ▁hearing ▁it ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁" b irth place ▁of ▁American ▁liberty ", ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁informed ▁in ▁Con cord ▁that ▁the ▁" first ▁for cible ▁resistance " ▁was ▁made ▁there . ▁President ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant ▁considered ▁not ▁att ending ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁cent enn ial ▁celebr ations ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁e va de ▁the ▁issue . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁Lex ington ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁to ▁proc laim ▁April ▁ 1 9 ▁as ▁" L ex ington ▁Day ", ▁to ▁which ▁Con cord ▁object ed ; ▁the ▁current ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁hol iday ▁is ▁Patri ots ' ▁Day . ▁ ▁Em erson ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁house ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Old ▁Man se ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁compos ing ▁the ▁" Con cord ▁H ymn ", ▁from ▁which ▁his ▁grand father ▁and ▁father ▁( then ▁a ▁young ▁child ) ▁had ▁witness ed ▁the ▁sk irm ish . ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁located ▁approximately ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁North ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Ass ass ination ▁of ▁Franz ▁Ferdinand ▁ ▁The ▁phrase ▁" shot ▁heard ▁round ▁the ▁world " ▁( altern atively ▁" sh ots ▁heard ▁round ▁the ▁world " ▁or ▁" shot ▁heard ▁around ▁the ▁world ") ▁has ▁also ▁become ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Arch du ke ▁Franz ▁Ferdinand ▁of ▁Austria ▁in ▁Sar aje vo ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁an ▁event ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁immediate