On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the dueling grounds at Weehawken, New Jersey, to fight the final skirmish of a long-lived political and personal battle. When the duel ...

If you know nothing else about the upstart orphan-turned founding father, you know that Alexander Hamilton was shot dead in a duel with Aaron Burr. But this showdown was neither Hamilton’s first ...