Alexander Hamilton Dies: On This Day, July 12
Posted by Kristin Miller on Tuesday, 07/12/2016
No, we’re not referring to the fact the Lin-Manuel Miranda has left the lead in his Broadway smash. On this day in 1804 Alexander Hamilton died from injuries sustained in a duel with Aaron Burr.
Find out more about Hamilton’s life and death through the wealth of resources we’ve created here at the Gilder Lehrman Institute.