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grave of Alexander Hamilton by danimatian

mortally wounded by a gunshot during a duel with Aaron Burr on July 11, 1804.


He died the next day.

Burr had challenged him to a duel after Hamilton had said to the press that

The story goes Alexander thought the duel was just for show. Hamilton fired first, but shot at a nearby tree on purpose.

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