The Duel Clocks: Hamilton vs. Burr's Final 30 Seconds

On July 11, 1804, two men faced each other in Weehawken for less than half a minute—but their conflicting accounts of those crucial seconds would spark a historical mystery lasting centuries. We reconstruct the actual timeline of America's most famous duel, second by second, and reveal why the truth matters more than either man's version of events.