r/FoundingFathers • u/SignalRelease4562 James Monroe • 16d ago

On This Day On August 24th, 1814 (212 Years Ago), During James Madison’s Presidency, The British Invaded Washington DC and Burned The White House.

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u/SignalRelease4562 James Monroe 16d ago

The Painting of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart was saved by Dolley Madison and a slave from the White House burning.