The Burr-Hamilton Duel

<p>The <strong>Burr–Hamilton duel</strong> was a <a title="Duel" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duel">duel</a> fought at <a title="Weehawken, New Jersey" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weehawken,_New_Jersey">Weehawken, New Jersey</a>, between Vice President <a title="Aaron Burr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Burr">Aaron Burr</a> and <a title="Alexander Hamilton" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton">Alexander Hamilton</a>, the former Secretary of the Treasury. It occurred early in the morning of July 11, 1804<sup id="cite_ref-1" class= "reference"><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr%E2%80%93Hamilton_duel#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> and was the culmination of a long and bitter rivalry between the two men. Burr shot Hamilton, while Hamilton's shot broke a tree branch above and behind Burr's head. Hamilton was carried to the home of <a title="William Bayard Jr." href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bayard_Jr.">William Bayard Jr.</a> where he died the next day.</p> <p>---<br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you’d like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/citationpod"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">our Patreon page here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.  Be sure to check</span> <a href= "http://citationpod.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">our website</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more details.</span></p>