The Fatal Duel: Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton
Words: 582 1797On the morning of July 11, 1804, the sun rose over Weehawken, New Jersey, casting long shadows across the dueling grounds. Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, two towering figures of early American politics, faced off in what would become one of the most infamous duels in American history. The question of why Aaron Burr, then the sitting Vice President, killed Hamilton, a former Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers, is complex and steeped in political rivalry, […]