35 Time For A History Moment On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812, British troops briefly occupied Washington, D.C., setting fire to the Capitol Building and the White House. President James Madison and First Lady Dolley Madison fled the Executive Mansion just hours before the British arrived (twitter.com) posted 122 days ago by Joys1Daughter 122 days ago by Joys1Daughter +35 / -0 9 comments share 9 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Fun fact: Brookville, MD became Capital for a day or two
I love when we share history facts!