#46 How People reacted to Alex's death

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Musical: Hamilton

There was a massive public funeral in New York that brought the whole City to a near standstill for days —- it was arguably the largest, and most attended, public funeral for a political figure until the death of Lincoln, more than 60 years (and a doubling, at least, of the population) later.

The Federalists didn't recover when they knew that he died

Many were shocked and saddened

Bonus: Canons were fired when he died to show his honor when he fought during the Revolutionary war

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