Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Today In History: "This is a mortal wound, Doctor..."


Last words of Alexander Hamilton.

The duel between he and Burr took place July 11, 1804, and Hamilton died the following day from a wound to the lower abdomen, slightly above the right hip. The projectile did some bouncing about, mostly through the liver, before coming to rest in the second lumbar vertebra.

A One-Shot-Stop.

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