Today in history - 1804

Former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in the liver the day before by Vice President Aaron Burr. The duel in Weehawken, New Jersey followed a political dinner in New York where Hamilton allegedly slandered Burr or worse. Burr lives on to finish his term in office and is eventually tried for treason after attempting to raise an army and seize land for himself, either in Mexico or the Louisiana Territory.