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 story of that epic night during the War of 1812 and the restoration that ... In 1939, 125 years after the White House burned, a 73-year-old Canadian named Archibald Kains sent President ...

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

However, the claim is false, as it was the British and not Canada who burned down the White House during the War of 1812 between the United States and the British. Notably, Canada was then a ...

The first major renovation of the White House took place during the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, British troops marched on Washington, DC, and burned the White House, the Capitol, and several ...

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 was burned by the British during the War of 1812, and it was rebuilt by the original architect, James Hoban. Over the years, new pieces were added to the White House. It was also ...

Madison, the fourth U.S. president, first invoked the Alien Enemies Act during the War of 1812 with Great Britain, which was sparked for several reasons, including trade and territorial control of ...