Aaron Burr is most well-known for shooting Alexander Hamilton in a duel, made famous in part by the hit musical “Hamilton.” But he actually had a secret family of color, and one of his ...

In addition to Jefferson, Republicans chose Aaron Burr as their candidate, ... His second place finish in the election of 1796 had made him vice president, as was the custom until 1804. Burr, ...

Aaron Burr was not a former president, though he came close, and Jefferson Davis was only kind of a former president. But their cases are instructive, nevertheless.

Aaron Burr was the highest-ranking official to stand trial for treason, which some people have invoked now amid probes into ex-president Donald Trump.

Aaron Burr, who was serving as President Thomas Jefferson's vice president, mortally wounded Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the Treasury, in a pistol duel on this day in history, July ...

Aaron Burr, infamous for shooting Alexander Hamilton in a duel, ... The fact Burr was the vice president of the United States at the time makes it even more intriguing.

The vice president, who killed Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel, had a son and daughter with a servant from Calcutta, India. The son is being recognized and honored Saturday by the Aaron Burr ...

Aaron Burr had traveled West just six months before to carve out his own empire. ... In April, 1805, shortly after his term as vice president ended, Burr journeyed West on a reconnaissance mission.

It was the presidential election of 1800. The votes were tied. In that moment, Aaron Burr thought he could have it all. The fame and fortune of the rise of ...

So as his term as vice president came to an end in 1805, Burr turned his attention to the West, including the Louisiana territory the U.S. had just purchased from France.

Vice-President to Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, depicted her in 1800, mortally wounded his rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel. Getty Images.

After he shot Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr's first order of business was to go home and have some breakfast.. Tensions between Hamilton and Burr had been simmering for years. Having victoriously ...