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24 August 1814

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Wampus

(From Yahoo! this day in history)

On Aug. 24, 1814, British forces invaded Washington, setting fire to the Capitol and the White House.


24 August 1814

Post 2

Wampus

Boy, when you British make war, you sure do get right to the point.


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