The last time a large, violent group breached the Capitol was over 200 years ago during the War of 1812, when the British invaded Washington, DC. Here's what happened on that fateful day in 1814.

The burning of Washington was the darkest moment for the United States and President James Madison in the War of 1812 -- a sort of second war of American independence.

Many have heard the story of Dolley Madison saving the portrait of George Washington from being burned by the British during the War of 1812. But I don’t think a lot of people know about the ...

The British View the War of 1812 Quite Differently Than Americans Do June 30, 2014 The Sole American Killed in the 1814 Burning of D.C. Was Related to George Washington ...

Why and when was it created? The city was crafted in the US constitution to be the capital of the new United States of America. The first brick was laid on July 16, 1790.The location took time to ...

T his Sunday marks the 200th anniversary of one of the low points in early U.S. history. On August 24, 1814, at 1:00 p.m., with the temperatures hovering near 100 degrees, a British army headed by ...

The glass flute in the Library of Congress collection was almost destroyed in April 1814, when the British entered Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812. However, ...