USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On July 11, 1804, in one of the most famous duels in American history, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shoots his long-time political antagonist Alexander Hamilton.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -However, other sources say that he thought that Hamilton had brought his death upon himself and did not feel remorse for killing him. There are also accounts of Burr seeming to retain his anger toward Hamilton even many years after the duel, again suggesting a lack of remorse.

Detailed explanation-4: -In some accounts, Hamilton shot first and missed, followed by Burr’s deadly shot. One theory, stated in a 1976 Smithsonian magazine article, is that Hamilton’s pistol had a hair trigger that let him get off the first shot. But Burr claimed in his autobiography that he supplied the pistols and not Hamilton.

Detailed explanation-5: -The two men had long been political rivals, but the immediate cause of the duel was disparaging remarks Hamilton had allegedly made about Burr at a dinner.