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OTD in History… July 11–12, 1804, Aaron Burr kills founding father Alexander Hamilton in a duel | by Bonnie K. Goodman | Medium
National Historical Publications and Records Commission - On this day in 1804, Alexander Hamilton died from the wounds suffered during the duel with Aaron Burr the previous day in Weehawken, New Jersey.
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