The rate of oxidation is dependent on the quality and type of base oil as well as the additive package used. Some synthetics, such as polyalphaolefins (PAO), have inherently better oxidation stability than do mineral oils.
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Dueled to the Death. July 11, 1804. Standing on the heights of Weehawken, New Jersey, Hamilton and Burr fired their pistols. Some people said that Hamilton purposely missed Burr. Burr's shot, however, fatally wounded Hamilton, leading to his death the following day. Aaron Burr escaped unharmed. Hard to believe, but settling differences with a duel had been the custom before the Revolution.
Burr received satisfaction at Weehawken on July 11, 1804, when he mortally wounded Hamilton on the first shot. Still alive, but paralyzed from the waist down, Hamilton was brought to the home of a friend where he slowly died from internal bleeding, much like Philip had two and a half years earlier. He breathed his last at two o'clock in the afternoon on July 12. Alexander Hamilton left behind him Elizabeth, their seven children, and a mountain of debts. After all the accusations that he had taken advantage of his own policies for personal profit, Hamilton was close to broke when he died.