This Day In History

 

August 24, 1814

On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812 between the United States and England, British troops enter Washington, D.C. and burn the White House in retaliation for the American attack on the city of York in Ontario, Canada, in June 1813.

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-24/british-troops-set-fire-to-the-white-house