That was 194 years back. On August 24, 1814, the British troops, under the command of General Robert Ross, set fire to ‘The White House’, in Washington DC. The main structure was completely gutted, only the exterior walls remained. Most of the exterior had to be torn down and reconstructed because of the weakening from [...]
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