Old inns along the Revolutionary War trails boast of George Washington sleeping there. But coin experts say they have found the first silver piece minted by the United States — one likely held by the ...

"He was an outstanding lawyer," his fifth-great-grandson said. More than two centuries after his death, Alexander Hamilton is finally getting a law degree. Douglas Hamilton, the fifth-great-grandson ...

A pair of pistols once owned by Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who was killed in the most infamous pistol duel in American history, is going up for auction, with bidding estimated to run into ...

Letters, speech drafts, and other documents from the ten-dollar founding father Alexander Hamilton, online for the first time from the Library of Congress. Although his life was short compared to the ...

ALBANY, NY — A new research paper takes a swipe at the popular image of Alexander Hamilton as the abolitionist founding father, citing evidence he was a slave trader and owner himself. “Not only did ...

“What’s your name, man? Alexander Hamilton.” Whether you’re a history buff or a musical lover, it’s likely you know a thing or two about Alexander Hamilton—one of America’s most influential founding ...

A unique assortment of Alexander Hamilton items, highlighted by a report considered to be the landmark document of American capitalism, sold for nearly $600,000 Monday in Philadelphia. "The Alexander ...

To answer the question posed by the musical Hamilton — how did a “bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman” become one of the Founding Fathers of the United States? — you don’t need to score a ...

Each week, The Spokesman-Review examines one question from the Naturalization Test immigrants must pass to become United States citizens. Today’s question: Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things ...