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Alexander Hamilton
1804 - New York
In the summer before the duel, the architect of American finance sets down what the republic he built will never credit him for.
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Josephine is crowned empress in Paris
2 December 1804 · Paris
Paris turns republican aftermath into imperial theater, making Josephine part of the new regime's public legitimacy.
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Alexander Hamilton
1804 - New York
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In the summer before the duel, the architect of American finance sets down what the republic he built will never credit him for.