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Duel on New Jersey cliff marks Hamilton Burr duel
On July 11 1804 Hamilton and Burr faced off on a Hudson River cliff in Weehawken New Jersey. The duel ended with Hamilton mortally wounded. Born on this date 1767 John Quincy Adams later became president. Other events include Eastport Maine captured in 1814 Gershwin death in 1937 and Fisenhower nomination in 1952.
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Associated Press
Hudson River
Weehawken
N.J
New York City
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Hamilton
Treasury
Burr
John Quincy Adams
Eastport
Maine
George Gershwin