historical innacuracies of hollywood aside, That event and the subsequent successful outcome of American independance was certainly a pivotal point in recent history of civilization and many are ignorant of the event by name though they are still cognizant of the overall significance of the rise of an independant power that balanced and eventually overshadowed the continental powers of the time. The political significance is more important than the pivitol event. But it is sad that few of my fellow Ameircans remember that event even so.