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The White House ruins after the fire of August 24, 1814, depicted in a watercolor painting by George Munger, is now on display at the White House Major General Robert Ross, the British commander who led the burning of Washington. After burning the Capitol, the British turned northwest up Pennsylvania Avenue toward the White House
At 2:13 p.m., she drove into a restricted White House checkpoint, knocking down a Secret Service agent and colliding with a bike rack. She evaded arrest and struck another officer who fell on the hood of her car and rolled off. She then drove for many blocks down Pennsylvania Avenue at high speeds, running red
A video shared on Facebook claims German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is going to sue the US for his burnt down house in Los Angeles. Verdict: False There is no evidence for this claim. Fact Check ...
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When the White House was first occupied, by John and Abigail Adams, in November of 1800, the U.S. government had spent about $232,000 to build the president's residence. That building, burned ...
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His watercolor entitled The President's House was painted following the fire of August 24, 1814, set by British troops during their invasion of Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812. The painting shows the burned shell of the White House from a distance, starkly emphasizing its ruin and isolation in the surrounding landscape of sparse trees.
ANALYSIS: Through the Gaetz attorney general drama, Trump learned an unwelcome truth about the Senate, writes Eric Garcia