1 Alexander Hamilton: that's a rap.

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Founding Father Alexander Hamilton is still making connections, long after his fatal encounter with Aaron Burr along the Hudson River in 1804. Two state senators--Chap Petersen and Donald McEachin, both Virginia Democrats--claim ancestry with Hamilton, and now the nation's first Secretary of the Treasury is the subject of a well-received Broadway musical, titled simply "Hamilton." Lin-Manuel Miranda, who conceived, wrote the lyrics and music for, and stars in the production, has said his inspiration was the best-selling biography "Alexander Hamilton," by the...