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When the British burned Washington
August 24, 1814
Capitol Hill, Washington
Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
British troops burned the Capitol and the President's House in August 1814 after routing the militia at Bladensburg. A hurricane the next day put the fires out. Scorch marks are still visible on the Capitol's stonework.
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