Aaron Burr
Born February 6, 1756 (Newark, New Jersey)
Died September 14, 1836 (Port Richmond, New York)
Vice president, U.S. senator
Aaron Burr played many roles in early U.S. history. He was a revolu...
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American lawyer and politician Aaron Burr (1756-1836) was vice president under Thomas Jefferson. After his term of office he conspired to invade Spanish territory in the Southwest and to separate cert...
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Esther Edwards Burr was the author of a letter-journal that provides one of the earliest extensive accounts of a colonial American woman's daily life. Most women of her era wrote primarily for exchang...
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Remembered by most people as a traitorous villain, Aaron Burr is looked down upon by many. At the surface, he may seem to be this traitorous villain, but if one looks beyond the common conception of ...
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Today is Tuesday, Feb. 6, the 37th day of 2007. There are 328 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, was ...
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If there is such a thing as immortality, it may be having people gather to celebrate your 250th birthday.Alexander Hamilton met that standard on Thursday, as a group of descendants, along with latt...
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Today is Monday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2007. There are 315 days left in the year. This is Presidents' Day.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 19, 1945, during World War II, some 30,000 U.S. Mar...
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Today is Sunday, June 24, the 175th day of 2007. There are 190 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 24, 1948, Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West G...
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Today is Wednesday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2007. There are 173 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 11, 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Sec...
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Today is Friday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2007. There are 150 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:Two hundred years ago, on Aug. 3, 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr went on tri...
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Today is Saturday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2007. There are 121 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland.On this date:...
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Today is Saturday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2007. There are 107 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 15, 1789, the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs was renamed the Depart...
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Today is Saturday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2007. There are 317 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 17, 1801, the House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thom...
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A new genetic study raises the tantalizing possibility that Thomas Jefferson may have had Jewish ancestry.
—Newsweek (3/12/07)
The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have...
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Burr, Aaron
Aaron Burr
Esther Edwards Burr
Burr: a Complex Character
Today in history - Feb. 6
