The soldiers from Ft. Stoddert, Louisiana Territory, captured the fugitive Aaron Burr on a February morning in 1807, on a muddy road near the hamlet of Wakefield. Burr's fall from grace seemed total.

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An unassuming brick well in the basement of a SoHo boutique was actually central to one of NYC's earliest unsolved murders.

The man presiding over that trial was Vice President Aaron Burr, who was dodging charges in New Jersey for fatally shooting Alexander Hamilton in a duel the previous summer. “Formerly it was the ...

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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 ...

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Aaron Burr's ambition led him from political prominence to infamy. Fueled by hubris, he dueled Hamilton and plotted treason, showcasing the perils of unchecked pride. Untold is a free collection ...

It should therefore come as a surprise to learn that because of Buffalo's rich and diverse history, there is a considerable ...

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Political antipathy and polarization aren’t new in American elections. Politicians have been calling each other names as far ...