August 24 in American History
British troops marched into the capital and torched the White House and the Capitol. Dolley Madison stayed long enough to save the full-length portrait of George Washington before fleeing. The government was homeless, the capital in ashes — and the country got back up anyway.
In 1814: the British burn Washington. British troops marched into the capital and torched the White House and the Capitol.
British troops marched into the capital and torched the White House and the Capitol. Dolley Madison stayed long enough to save the full-length portrait of George Washington before fleeing. The government was homeless, the capital in ashes — and the country got back up anyway.
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