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 ...

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 ...

Aaron Burr's bullet struck Hamilton in the right side, tearing through his liver. Stan Fellows “ALEXANDER HAMILTON is the least appreciated of the founding fathers because he never became ...

What fueled the constant public attention on the case was the involvement of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, who were defense attorneys competing for publicity. The presence of Hamilton and ...

Thomas Jefferson (seated left), Alexander Hamilton (standing ... they intended to be president and the other vice-president. Aaron Burr, a lawyer and a former Senator, was to be Jefferson ...

His firm support for a strong central government set him apart, but his life ended tragically in a duel with Aaron Burr. Alexander Hamilton had a difficult and laborious childhood. His father ...