What is the coolest true story about Alexander Hamilton?

The coolest, huh? In August 1775, the overwhelmed British troops in Manhattan withdrew to HMS Asia, a 64-gun Royal Navy warship stationed in New York Harbor. read more

But, one cool story I was reading about in Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic was about Hamilton's proposed Bank of the United States. The debate over the Bank of the United States in Congress was the first time the constitutionality of a given measure was a serious point of contention. read more

Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1755, in the West Indian capital city of Charlestown, located on the Caribbean island of Nevis. His parents were unmarried, his father rejected him, and his mother died when he was 13. read more