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Nice Picture
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Re: Nice Picture
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'cause they burned the first one down?
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Yeap Not too many people know that. Now the question is do you know what year? Little history trivia Very nice picture since i have a lil girl about her age maybe younger. Pete
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They did torch it though. When it was repaired, it was painted white to hide the scorch marks. To this day one patch of the outside wall has been left unpainted as a reminder of this event. When I went on a tour of the white house this was not pointed out but I noticed it. Later I learned what it was. One of the things I learned to appreciate on one of my trips to India was that Indians feel a kindred with the US because we were both colonies of England. Many there are prideful of the English influence.
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It happened during the War of 1812 but the year was 1814. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington Before then Brits were tied up back in Europe with getting rid of Napoleon for the 1st time. After sacking Washington they sailed up the Chesapeake Bay to Baltimore where they had their asses kicked by the American defenders. It was during this battle Frances Scott Key gave us the "Star-Spangled Banner". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Baltimore
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Re: Nice Picture
Good info. here !!
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It's getting time for these patriots to come back to rebel against their/our "king" again.
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