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 ...

This jaw-droppingly popular musical about the Founding Fathers has been on stages around the world for a decade. Does it feel ...

He died in a tragic duel with his political rival, Aaron Burr. Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1757, in Nevis, British West Indies. His father, James Hamilton, was a Scottish trader.

However, Hamilton felt that Burr was a man of little principle, who simply wanted to be president as a matter of personal ambition. Whilst their paths didn’t cross as often as the musical ...

Miranda's love of wordplay is on display early in the second Hamilton song, "Aaron Burr, Sir," in which the eponymous ...

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 ...

Did Hamilton really fire his shot in the air Did Burr really intend to kill his longtime rival Why did these two statesmen end up targeting each other on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River in ...