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12/07/1804 Former U.S. head of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies

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On This Day: July 11, 1804

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What if Alexander Hamilton had lived?

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Hamilton & Burr: The Deadly Duel

Alexander Hamilton was an American statesman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Vice President Burr ran for governor of New York State in 1804, and Hamilton campaigned against him as unworthy. Taking offense, Burr challenged him to a duel in which Burr shot and mortally wounded Hamilton, who died the next day.