The United States presidential election of 1800 remains one of the most dramatic and pivotal in the nation’s history. At its core was the Electoral College, the mechanism by which the president and vice president are formally elected. On December 3, the electors cast…
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The most famous duel in American history took place on July 11, 1804. This duel was the culmination of a long-standing and bitter rivalry between Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, and Aaron Burr, the then-sitting Vice President of the United States.…
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On February 19, 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama, and confined to Fort Stoddert. The treason trial of Aaron Burr in 1807 marked a pivotal and controversial moment in American history, revealing the fragility of the young…
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