It's been 210 years since the White House burned. Let's talk about it. More than two centuries ago, the White House began its rise from literal ashes to become a center of global leadership.

Burning down the White House today seems like a thing of fiction, reserved for absurdist movies, and propaganda, but that's exactly what happened in 1812 after a British invasion and unsuccessful war.

The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President ...

Former Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien joked about burning down the White House Sunday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s saber-rattling—calling back to the acrimonious War ...

The White House’s Oval Office is similar today as it was in the past. But this office did not exist before the burning of the White House. During the War of 1812, the British set fire to the ...

War of 1812 and the Burning of the White House. A look at the burning of the White House by British Troops on August 24, 1814.

The War of 1812 is a 19th-century version of Korea.” But he hopes the war’s 200th anniversary will finally bring a long overdue measure of respect. “The Civil War hit the big time with its ...

Viral video just posted by a US rep shows a secret tunnel nestled under the floorboards of the US Capitol that according to legend was stormed by British soldiers in the War of 1812.

Former Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien joked about burning down the White House Sunday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s saber-rattling—calling back to the acrimonious War ...