The distances above are based on a reaction time of 0.67 seconds, which assumes the driver is alert, concentrating and not impaired. Driving when tired, distracted or impaired significantly increases reaction times, so the thinking distances above should be regarded as minimums.
Vice-President Aaron Burr killed his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, NJ, resulting from a published letter that implied Hamilton had made derogatoryâ¦ comments about Burr's character.
Early in the morning of June 17 , 1972 , several burglars were arrested inside the office of the Democratic National Committee ( DNC ) , located in the Watergate building in Washington , DC This was no ordinary robbery : The prowlers were connected to President Richard M. Nixon âs reelection campaign , and they had been caught while attempting to ...