July 11 marked 216 years since Aaron Burr fatally shot Alexander Hamilton in Weehawken, New Jersey. Burr, who had been practicing his aim in the days leading up to the duel, intended to kill Hamilton, who had no such intent. In an enduring testament of the hostility of Wall Street to the person and economic ideas of Alexander Hamilton, the pistols used in the duel are owned by JPMorgan Chase, which has them on display in its Park Avenue headquarters.
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