British troops set much of Washington DC on fire as well as the White House in 1814 -slim
The White House fire in 1929 was caused by a defective flue in a fire place chimney.
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The British set the White House on fire in 1814. There was another fire in the West Wing in 1929 when Hoover was president.
War of 1812
August 24, 1814
war of 1811
James Madison was the President when the British torched the White House in 1814.There was another fire in the West Wing while Herbert Hoover was President.
During James Madison's presidency the British entered and set fire to the White House. It took place on August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812.
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The White House did exist in the 1780s but was not bombed. Work on the house began in 1792 and in 1814 British soldiers set fire to the building.
No, it was called the white house after its restoration, after British troops set it on fire in 1814, during the War of 1812.