When Donald Trump takes oath in January, he will move into the world’s most famous address, the White House. It serves as the ...

John and Abigail Adams moved into a partially completed White House in late 1800. Construction started eight years earlier, ...

This undated drawing shows the burning of Washington, DC, with the US Capitol in the background The White House was set on fire by British forces in 1814 during the War of 1812 with the United States.

G iven that 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the nation’s most famous address, it’s surprising just how little most people know ...

British troops ransacked and torched both the White House and the U.S. Capitol on August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812. "The ensuing fire reduced all but one of the capital city's major public ...

While waiting for the results of the tightly-fought US presidential elections, let's visit this replica of the global power's ...

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It has 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms ...

Image There is also an exhibit about the fire that consumed the White House in 1814, when invading British soldiers set it ablaze during the War of 1812. Visitors will see faux flames leaping from ...

From May to December 1812, Adam took part in the Russian campaign in the entourage of Napoleon’s Grande Armée, and as a travelling companion of Eugène de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy, where he ...

Key was stirred by the resolve of his fellow Americans as the young republic faced despair in the War of 1812 and possible ..

Looking back no further than 1812, which was the last time there ... Presidential PlatesJames Monroe’s bold White House china service features a red band with symbolic illustrations representing ...