On July 11, 1804, in one of the most famous duels in American history, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shot his longtime antagonist Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton, a leading Federalist and the chief architect of America’s political economy, died the following day.
The acrimony between the two statesmen began several years before, with the 1800 presidential election. That race, which deepened divisions in America, eventually set the stage for the deadly showdown.
After Alexander Hamilton's death, his widow Eliza Hamilton founded the Hamilton Free School and the Orphan Asylum Society in New York City to support low-income children. Learn more.
Explore the life and times of one of our nation's founding fathers, including the political and financial institutions he helped to create and why his enormous influence still resonates today.
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