In April 1804, a newspaper published a scandalous letter alleging that Alexander Hamilton had publicly called Aaron Burr “a dangerous man,” even “despicable.” That letter, published 220 years ago ...
This story was originally published in June 2018. It's been updated for the Disney Plus release of Hamilton on July 3, 2020. On July 11, 1804, on a New Jersey cliff overlooking the Hudson River, a ...
The fatal duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr shocked the nation. But it was the identity of the man killed, not the fact of the duel itself, that produced such dismay. By 1804, dueling had ...
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