By 1830, public discourse had grown just as toxic as today. During that year’s midterm elections, several blistering speeches ...

The “affair of honor” was the talk of St. Louis. With dueling outlawed in Missouri and neighboring Illinois, they agreed to ...

The 1831 duel between Thomas Biddle and U.S. Rep. Spencer Pettis, D-Mo., began with slights against the former's brother and ...

"Ah, the good old days! Except they weren’t so good. In fact, angry words sometimes even resulted in death," writes J. Mark ...

His name was Andrew Jackson. Earlier this year ... populist direction; who fought duels and killed a man at cold close range; who married a woman who was still legally married to another man ...

Ogdensburg Free Academy coach Brooks Brenno knew that his baseball team would need a staunch pitching effort for Monday's Northern Athletic Conference Central Division matchup against Canton. His ...

Strikers get spooked by the aura of world-class defenders and tend to avoid them altogether — especially Van Dijk ...