Does Burr belong in the pantheon of founding fathers? Or is he, as historians have asserted ever since he fatally shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel, a faux founder who happened to be in the right ...

Aaron Burr Jr. was an American politician and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805. Burr's legacy is defined by his famous personal conflict with ...

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, ...

We take a deep dive into the man, the myths, and the mysteries surrounding his life in and around Westchester County. It is just after midnight under a moonless sky during the brutal winter of 1779. A ...

Pretty much from the start of his association with the musical “Hamilton,” Josh Tower wanted to be the guy who wanted to be in “the room where it happened.” But first he had to deal with the Father of ...

Leslie Odom Jr. will be back in the "room where it happens" this fall when he returns to the Broadway musical "Hamilton" to reprise his Tony-winning role as the anti-hero Aaron Burr for the first time ...

Leslie Odom Jr., one of the original cast members of the mega-hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” is coming back for another shot, a role he says “gave me life.” Odom, who played Aaron Burr opposite ...

A man of promising parts -- To concert with my brother officers -- Such are the letters I love -- An unprejudiced mind -- A certain little senator -- The statesman and the soldier -- The ruin of the ...