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This Week in History

July 11, 1804, personal enemies and political antagonists, Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton met to settle their long-standing differences with dual. This extreme event reflected the hostility provoked by the developments of the nation’s political party system.

As the two faced off, their pistols fired in close succession. Burr’s shot struck its target. Fatally wounded Hamilton, who died the follo...

 
 

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