Shot Not Heard 'Round the World

An America 250 Event! Did you know that the American Revolution did not really begin with the famous shot "Heard 'Round the World" at Lexington-Concord in April 1775, but at Fort William and Mary in December 1774 in Portsmouth, NH? Join Patriot re-enactor and amateur historian Michael Geanoulis as he sets the historical record straight and discusses the "Shot NOT Heard 'Round the World". About Michael Geanoulis and more information on the assault on Fort William and Mary. While Mr. Geanoulis holds a business degree from New Hampshire College and an associate degree with honors from DeVry Technical Institute, he rather hopes to be seen, instead, as a born-again amateur historian, author and poet, because of what he discovered in the forgotten pages of the British Archive File C05-939 imported from London. This historical record, with its detailed description of the 1774 assault on Fort William and Mary, not only elevates respect for the unsung heroes who stood against King George III’s rule but also illustrates their intent to overthrow the King’s authority to legislate entirely—not merely to seek repeal or protest unjust laws, as seen during the Tea Party or Gaspee Affair. The British file, also known as the Wentworth Papers, thus documents the first organized assault against the authority and property of King George III. It challenges the prevailing belief that the revolution began in Massachusetts in 1775, asserting instead that it began four months earlier with Paul Revere’s Ride to New Hampshire in 1774.