Today in history: Alexander Hamilton Lost His Life in the Duel with Aaron Burr.

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Today in history: Alexander Hamilton Lost His Life in the Duel with Aaron Burr. - LemmyWorld

Outraged by alleged disparaging remarks made by Hamilton at a dinner party, Burr decided to confront his rival in a duel. In Weehawken, New Jersey, on this fateful day in 1804, Burr fired a fatal shot, bringing an end to Hamilton’s life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr–Hamilton_duel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr%E2%80%93Hamilton_duel]

It’s crazy that both of these fellows had actually been in multiple duals before with Hamilton having over a dozen himself! The animosity between these two individuals was obviously quite hostile, and their combined prominence makes the narrative even more remarkable, but truthfully, the story pales in comparison to the ultimate showdown that happened in nineteen ninety eight when the undertaker threw mankind off hell in a cell and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcer’s table.