HAMILTON-BURR DUEL

The bad blood began in 1790 when Burr defeated Hamilton’s father-in-law for the Senate. Hamilton considered Burr to be a dangerous opportunist and opposed him when he ran for Vice President in 1796.  In 1800, Burr leaked a Hamilton letter criticizing John Adams.  In the Election of 1800, Jefferson ended Read more…

FACTS ABOUT NICOLA TESLA

He was born during a lightning storm in Serbia. When the midwife proclaimed this was a dark omen, his mother responded:  “No, he will be a child of light.” After witnessing the death of his older brother, he started having visions. He had obsessive compulsive disorder. He was obsessed with Read more…

AMELIA EARHART THEORIES

On this day in 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared during her attempted flight around the world.  Her Lockheed Electra took off from New Guinea destined for tiny Howland Island over 2,500 miles away.  They never arrived.  Since the tragedy, many theories have been advanced to explain Read more…