As an old western observer, I probably have watched far more gun duels than is healthy for any individual. Most of those, including my favorite, "Gunsmoke," usually included a face-off between two ...

In April 1804, a newspaper published a scandalous letter alleging that Alexander Hamilton had publicly called Aaron Burr “a dangerous man,” even “despicable.” That letter, published 220 years ago ...

If you think the Democratic and Republican debates are lively now, consider the shootouts between the Democrats and Whigs in pioneer Tallahassee. Between 1826 and 1839 several gun duels were fought ...