5 musket balls from the first US Revolutionary War battle found near Boston, indicating they were fired by colonial militia at British troops on April 19, 1775.

Archaeologists unearth musket balls fired during the first major battle of the US Revolutionary War. Five musket balls were discovered near Boston, indicating they were fired by colonial militia at British troops on April 19, 1775. This is the most ever found from that battle when militia leaders ordered their men to fire on government troops.