<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burr–Hamilton_duel" id="mwdg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Burr–Hamilton duel">A duel occurs</a> in which the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" id="mwdw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President of the United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Burr" id="mweA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Aaron Burr">Aaron Burr</a> mortally wounds former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Treasury" id="mweQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="United States Secretary of the Treasury">Secretary of the Treasury</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton" id="mweg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Alexander Hamilton">Alexander Hamilton</a>.