In 1804, on this day the Vice President of the Weehawken Ice Cream Company Aaron Burr was fired by his boss Alexander Hamilton following a chilly exchange in their scheduled interview at the New Jersey Headquarters.

Screaming for Ice CreamThe incident was but the latest in a long running and somewhat petty dispute between the rivals. On this occassion the cause was some harmless office banter in which Mr Burr had allegedly suggested that General George Washington had been "mighty displeased" with the very first dish of ice cream served by Mrs Alexander Hamilton. To say that Washington had "screamed over the ice cream" was somewhat of an impish exaggeration of the toothless General's pained reaction which was hardly more than a stifled yell, a quick intake of breath caused by the cold dessert on his unprotected gums.

In retaliation to this sniping, a member of staff reported "a still more despicable opinion which General Hamilton has expressed of Mr. Burr". Despite Mr Burr calling Mr Hamilton's attention to the matter, no apology was offered and instead an argument ensued.

Both men could be considered the winners and losers of the dispute. Because Mr Burr conceived an exciting new dessert product labelled the Gloriana which he launched into the south-western franchise that he had been running for the Weehawken Ice Cream Company.