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Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States

11. Juli 1804 · 40.77° N, 74.02° W

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11. Juli 1804
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40.77° N, 74.02° W
Description
Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States, shoots former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton during a duel; Hamilton dies the next day.

Platziert: coordinates of the event it links, Burr–Hamilton duel.

Zusammenfassung

Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States, shoots former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton during a duel; Hamilton dies the next day

Burr–Hamilton duel

1804 duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton

The Burr–Hamilton duel took place in Weehawken, New Jersey, between then-U.S. vice president Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, the first and former secretary of the treasury, at dawn on July 11, 1804. The duel was the culmination of a bitter rivalry that had developed over years between both men, who were high-profile politicians in the newly-established United States, founded following the victorious American Revol…

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