Template:On this day/February 17

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February 17:

  • 181 – US House of Representatives breaks electoral college tie by electing Thomas Jefferson as President of the United States over Aaron Burr. Just three years after his vice-presidential inauguration, Burr shot and fatally wounded Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Hamilton, a longtime political antagonist of both Burr and Jefferson, played a key role in breaking the deadlocked presidential election in Jefferson’s favor.
  • 1976Grace Episcopal Church, a colonial-era church located in Keswick is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register.