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. Hamilton, a leading Federalist and the chief architect of America’s political economy, died the following day.

Detailed explanation-2: -July 11 marks the 212th anniversary of the duel in Weehawken, New Jersey, between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr that took Hamilton’s life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Dueled to the Death. On the morning of July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr raised their dueling pistols and took aim. Hamilton, the former secretary of the treasury, and Vice President Burr were longstanding political rivals and personal enemies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alexander Hamilton’s eldest son and proudest hope for the future, Philip, died young in an ill-considered duel.

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.