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  2. Burr–Hamilton duel - Wikipedia

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    The Burr–Hamilton duel took place in Weehawken, New Jersey, between Aaron Burr, the third U.S. vice president at the time, and Alexander Hamilton, the first and former Secretary of the Treasury, at dawn on July 11, 1804.

  3. The World Was Wide Enough - Wikipedia

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    An artistic interpretation of the duel. The song begins in Burr's perspective. Burr states ten facts about the duel (particularly facts that made it clear that Hamilton had the advantage) as a reprise of "Ten Duel Commandments" plays, noting that the duel is taking place in the same spot where Hamilton's son was killed in a duel.

  4. Aaron Burr - Wikipedia

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    PBS's American Experience episode "The Duel" (2000) chronicled the events that led to the Burr–Hamilton duel. [33] Burr is a principal character in the 2015 biographical musical Hamilton, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and inspired by historian Ron Chernow's 2004 biography of Hamilton. [d] Leslie Odom Jr. won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a ...

  5. Your Obedient Servant (song) - Wikipedia

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    A few more letters followed, in which the exchange escalated to Burr's demanding that Hamilton recant or deny any statement disparaging Burr's honor over the past 15 years. Hamilton did not. Burr responded by challenging Hamilton to a duel, personal combat under the formalized rules for dueling, the code duello. [4]

  6. 1804 New York gubernatorial election - Wikipedia

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    Hamilton refused to acknowledge the accusation, but accepted when Burr challenged him to a duel. On July 11, 1804, Burr and Hamilton met in Weehawken, New Jersey; when the signal was given, Burr shot instantly, striking Hamilton in the chest. He died thirty-one hours later. [2]

  7. The untold story of the 200-year old Manhattan Well Murder

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    In the centuries since, the story of Sands’s death has been explored throughout pop culture. There was Gore Vidal’s 1973 novel Burr , and a 1978 episode of CBS Radio Mystery Theater.

  8. List of duels in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Levy had previously participated in another quick-draw duel with gunfighter Michael Casey, who challenged him in an alleyway in Pioche, Nevada. March 22, 1882: Wyatt Earp killed an outlaw named Florentino "Indian Charlie" Cruz in a duel in the Dragoon Mountains of southeastern Arizona. Although the actual events are still debated by historians ...

  9. Aaron Burr was on a mission to commit treason. And ... - AOL

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    Aaron Burr, infamous for shooting Alexander Hamilton in a duel, went on to be charged with treason for a conspiracy in the Ohio River Valley. Aaron Burr was on a mission to commit treason. And ...