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.
June 17, 1972: Five men are arrested during a break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in the Watergate Hotel and office complex in Washington, D.C. June 19, 1972: The Washington Post reports that a Republican security aide, James McCord, was among the burglars.