
Date: Jul 11, 1804
Location: Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S.
Target: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr
Attack type: Duel
Deaths: 1 (Hamilton)
Weapons: Wogdon pistols

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(1804) Political rivals meet in a deadly duel.
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