Dueling is a formerly legal form of dispute settlement in America. Any man who felt like his honor had been called into question could challenge the offender to a duel. Of course, there were some rules, but in essence, it was a fight to the death, often over a petty squabble. Numerous famous duels have ...
The Blennerhassett Hotel in Parkersburg, West Virginia, is a historic hotel on what is now known as Blennerhasset Island. The grand hotel was built in the late 1800’s and is reported to be haunted by several ghosts. Ghost Stories Night Auditors at the hotel overnight have reported hearing a loud sequence of knocks around 4 ...
The United States presidential election in 1800 began with a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Because of a tie for the presidential election, the House of Representatives would have to vote for the president. Alexander Hamilton, a rival of Burr, convinced many Federalists in the House of Representatives to vote for Thomas Jefferson, ...
Thomas Jefferson is considered the Father of the Republican party. This article is an outline of Thomas Jefferson’s achievements. In 1767, Thomas Jefferson started his law practice. In 1769, Thomas Jefferson became a Representative in the Virginia House of Burgesses. Jefferson also write a pamphlet on the rights of British America. In 1774, Jefferson gave ...
Candidates: Democratic-Republican: Thomas Jefferson (Virginia) and George Clinton (New York) Federalist: Charles C. Pinckney (South Carolina) and Rufus King (New York) Election Results: Jefferson and Clinton: 162 electoral votes. Pinckney and King: 14 electoral votes. Summary: Thomas Jefferson, as a statesman, scholar, and president, was a man of contradictions. The most overexposed of these is ...
A Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr is a fascinating biography about the first time a sitting Vice President shot another man. As comedian Jon Stewart observed, Dick Cheney shot his “friend” because he mistook him for a bird. The reasons why Aaron Burr-Thomas Jefferson’s Vice President-shot Alexander Hamilton are shrouded in mystery, though ...
