#22 The Burning of Washington

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Musical: Hamilton

My summary: The British burned the White house from the War of 1812

Google: The Burning of Washington was a British invasion of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, during the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg, a British force led by Major General Robert Ross burned down buildings including the White House(known as the Presidential Mansion), and the Capitol, as well as other facilities of the U.S. government

How dare they burn down such beautiful structure of history

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