Plenty of Hamilton fans and history buffs know the trouble Aaron Burr can cause with a pistol. While that trouble is enacted onstage in Louisville this month, a piece of authentic Kentucky history ...

Dueling started as a less violent way to solve disputes in the European Middle Ages. It was thought that God would pass judgment during a duel and save the "right" person. Dueling continued as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This is a ring that belonged to Judge John Rowan and is said to contain the hair from Dr. James Chambers who was killed by Rowan ...

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, ...

In the years between the American Revolution and the Civil War, many citizens who believed their honor had been tarnished sought “extrajudicial” retribution with swords or guns. Those who heard, “I ...