Former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr dies 180 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 14 1836)


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(Wednesday, September 14, 1836)Aaron Burr, the third Vice President of the United States (1801–1805), serving during President Thomas Jefferson’s first term, best known for killing his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a famous duel, died today in a boardinghouse on Staten Island, New York, two years after suffering a debilitating stroke. He was 80.