On this date in 1807 former US Vice President Aaron Burr was arrested in Washington County in what would become the state of ...

Politics and the policies, announcements and actions of those elected to represent the people seem to be big news these days. Some of us seem to think everything the current ...

A carriage house once owned by Aaron Burr, the third vice president of the United States, is now a NYC restaurant that ...

1846 – The formal transfer of government between Texas and the United States took place. Texas had officially become a state on December 29, 1845. 1856 – The tintype camera was patented by Professor ...

On Feb. 17, 2014, "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" made its debut on NBC with the Roots as the house band.

On Feb. 17, 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president; Burr became vice president.

This jaw-droppingly popular musical about the Founding Fathers has been on stages around the world for a decade. Does it feel ...

President George Washington signed into law the Postal Service Act, establishing the U.S. Post Office Department.