On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the dueling grounds at Weehawken, New Jersey, to fight the final skirmish of a long-lived political and personal battle. When the duel ...

In fact, it was not until Hamilton disparaged Burr in a separate election for the governorship of New York in 1804 that pistols were drawn. To stop such a tiebreak election occurring again ...

On July 11, 1804, former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and long-time political rival Vice President Aaron Burr fought a duel of honor in Weehawken, New Jersey. Hamilton was mortally ...

As he says: “What makes him so interesting is that right at the start of the show you acknowlege that it is no secret that Aaron Burr is the reason why Hamilton's life came to an end.” ...

But this showdown was neither Hamilton’s first, nor Burr’s. Dueling back then was ... and the weapons—a set of fine British pistols custom-made for dueling. While neither man was injured ...