Aaron Burr - Alexander Hamilton duel (1804)

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Burr–Hamilton duel

Burr–Hamilton duel

The Burr–Hamilton duel was a duel between two prominent American politicians: the former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and sitting Vice President Aaron Burr, on July 11, 1804. At Weehawken in New Jersey, Burr shot and mortally wounded Hamilton. Hamilton was carried to the home of William Bayard on the Manhattan shore, where he died at 2:00 p.m. the next day.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr–Hamilton duel

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