200 Years Ago Today

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The British attacked Washington and set fire to the White House, House & Senate Chambers, the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...c1a_story.html

Back in the late '60's, my parents considered buying the pictured house in Brookeville, MD where President Madison took refuge from the British attack. My mother and siblings protested to my father because it was too far out in the sticks at the time. I wish he would have ignored us.