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OK - You are NOT going to BELIEVE this, but Today in History in 1804 - The United States first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duel – a gun duel. It came from a long-standing political and personal bitterness that had developed between the two men over the course of several years. Tensions reached a boiling point with Hamiltons journalistic defamation of Burrs character during the 1804 New York gubernatorial race in which Burr was a candidate. Burr shot and mortally wounded Hamilton. This was when Burr was the sitting Vice President! It WAS like the wild west!!! Below is a pic of the ACTUAL pistols used in this famous duel.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 02:38:23 +0000

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