On July, 11, 1804, fierce political rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr settled their differences with a duel in Weehawken, NJ, that left Hamilton mortally wounded and turned Burr into one of … ...

Hamilton outshines Burr exponentially February 24, 2017 More than 8 years ago From left, John Adams, Gouverneur Morris, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson around a table, circa 1894.

Douglas Hamilton, right, a fifth-great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, passes Antonio Burr, a descendent of Aaron Burr’s cousin, while they assume position for the 200th anniversary historic ...

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 ...

Burr fought against an ugly tide of anti-immigrant sentiment in the young republic, led by Hamilton’s Federalist party, which suggested that anyone without English heritage was a second-class ...

Antonio Burr, a descendant of Burr's cousin, arrived by rowboat in period costume and fired a replica of the .54-caliber pistol that mortally wounded Hamilton 200 years ago in the July 11, 1804 duel.

Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s Founding Fathers, has become the man of the hour — perhaps of the year — thanks to actor and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit Broadway musical ...

The Deadly Duel Between Hamilton and Burr The fateful face-off between Hamilton and Burr took place on the morning of July 11, 1804, in Weehawken, New Jersey. The duel was seen as an attempt to settle ...

“Hamilton” suggests that the duel was fought over the election of 1800, and that Burr knowingly shot Hamilton after seeing him fire a bullet in the air. But this is wrong on all counts.

Hamilton then worked behind the scenes to defeat Burr in the House runoff election, after Burr decided he didn’t want to play second fiddle to Jefferson. The Hamilton-Burr feud was on–big time. 4.