 You see, this was the day of the famous duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton had campaigned against Burr as he was running for governor of New York, realizing that his time as vice president was coming to an end. Hamilton said some things about Burr Burr didn't like, so Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel, hoping to revive his political career. But during the duel, Burr shot Hamilton, who died the next day. Hamilton was dead.