12 July, 2004

No-Neck sends this in as a more 'civilized time'.

No-neck sent in this link, about Hamilton & Burr's duel:

"Antonio Burr, a descendant of Burr's cousin, arrived by rowboat in period costume and fired a replica of the .54-caliber pistol that mortally wounded Hamilton 200 years ago in the July 11, 1804 duel.

Douglas Hamilton, a fifth-great-grandson of Hamilton, feigned the historic hip wound, dropping to one knee and then falling to the ground in a sitting position.

The event was the families' first meeting in two centuries."


And, I agree.

--WP

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