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On this day in history, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr fought a duel on the banks of the Hudson River, in New Jersey.

The first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton was shot and mortally wounded in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr on this day in history, July 11, 1804.

LEETONIA — The Leetonia school board has accepted a bid to complete a driveway and parking lot project at the stadium. The board accepted a bid of $149,650

Steven Clark of Indianola found guilty at trial for recklessly causing death of John Schmidt while driving aggressively on Highway 65.

Burr-Hamilton duel, duel fought between U.S. Vice Pres. Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, former first secretary of the U.S. Treasury, on July 11, 1804, in Weehawken, New Jersey, that resulted in the death of Hamilton the following day. The two men had long been political rivals, but the immediate cause of the duel was disparaging remarks Hamilton had allegedly made about Burr at a dinner. Hamilton and Burr had an acrimonious relationship that dated to 1791, when Burr defeated Hamilton’s fa...

Young Valerie Sudduth smiles broadly in a snapshot taken in 1964 in Topeka as she posed with her sister, her mother and her mothers new husband. Victoria Johnson felt particularly taken by that photo when she found it 15 years ago tucked away in a book she bought at a used bookstore in New York City, where she lives. Johnson, a college professor and historian who is white, didnt know the identity of the family, who was Black. Still, she liked the photo so much she put it on a shelf in...