Alexander Hamilton vs. Aaron Burr. The two men despised each other. The last two times in these pages, I outlined the grinding, seething, and acrimonious disgust that the two political ...

Pretty much everyone knows that Aaron Burr fatally shot Alexander Hamilton during a duel. “Interview in Weehawken: The Burr-Hamilton Duel as Told in the Original Documentation (2018)” details how the ...

Scott Bessent jokingly invoked the fatal duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr when asked about his recent dustup with Bill Pulte – whom the Treasury secretary reportedly threatened to “punch ...

On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met on the dueling grounds at Weehawken, New Jersey, to fight the final skirmish of a long-lived political and personal battle. When the duel was ...

Part I. The roots of hatred -- In the hands of an angry God -- Contentment -- Platonic love is arrant nonsense -- The prodictious glare of almost perpetual lightning -- Refinement -- In the roseate ...

Boasting drop-dead, direct views of the Manhattan skyline, this waterfront Victorian stands right near the site where Vice President Aaron Burr shot and killed Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of ...

Aaron Burr is most well-known for shooting Alexander Hamilton in a duel, made famous in part by the hit musical “Hamilton.” But here’s something you might not know about the third Vice President: Burr ...