August 24, 1814, was one of the most shocking days in American history. It was when British forces marched into Washington, D.C. and set fire to the White House (then called the president's house), ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — On December 24, 1814, the War of 1812 ended on Christmas Eve after about two and a half years of fighting. The war started because Americans had had enough of intrusive British ...

The White House, U.S. Capitol and other federal buildings in Washington, D.C., were ransacked and torched by British troops on this day in history, August 24, 1814. The shocking attack on the very ...

After losing his arm to a musket ball in 1814, Shadrack Byfield nailed together a coffin for his severed limb and buried it ...

On Sept. 23, 1814, Rep. Richard Mentor Johnson of Kentucky, “covered with wounds and resting on crutches,” rose to propose a special House committee to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol by ...

“The War of 1812” is an easy handle for students who struggle with dates. But the name is a misnomer that makes the conflict sound like a mere wisp of a war that began and ended the same year. In ...

As we watched a crazed mob break into the Capitol Building a year ago, commentators quickly turned to the War of 1812 to attempt to contextualize the scenes of violence unfolding on our screens. In ...