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 11, ...

Leave it up to ______for saving Alexander Hamilton's life, at least for a few more years. Produced by Matt Beat. All images ...

The United States Coast Guard, charged with the mission of ensuring the nation's maritime safety, security and stewardship, was established by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton on this day ...

ALBANY, NY — A new research paper takes a swipe at the popular image of Alexander Hamilton as the abolitionist founding father, citing evidence he was a slave trader and owner himself. “Not only did ...

Vol. I. New York: D. Appleton & Co., Broadway. 1857. COMIC Histories have never been to our taste. The late Mr. Gilbert a Beckett, we always thought, might have employed his vis comica, or force of ...