The White House was set ablaze in 1814. Enemy troops marched to Washington and burned the major government buildings, including the White House and Capitol. Burning the city was primarily in retaliation for the torching of the Canadian capitol, York (now Toronto).
all i know is the second major fire caused in the white house is the fire accured when it got terrorized.Many people died.About 3000.
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The White House was burned in the year 1814 during the War of 1812. British forces set fire to the building during the Battle of Bladensburg.
Ruth's first wife, Helen, died in a house fire in January, 1929.
The year was 1891. Benjamin Harrison was the president.
May of 1937 by Millard Fillmore.
May of 1937 by Millard Fillmore.
It was in MAY of 1937 the by Millard Fillmore
it was broght to the white house in -9012
President John Taylor's mother-in-law was the first to live at the White House. Currently, President Obama's mother-in-law lives in the White House.
The White House was burnt down by British soldiers in the year of 1814. Also, in 1814 the Treaty of Ghent was established ending war of 1812.
Jeremiah Deem Tulsa - John Adams moved into the White House in his last year in office. it was then referred to as the President's House. Otherwise it was nowhere for his first three years!
Oct 12, 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt decided to call it "The White House".