On August 24 of this year, British troops captured Washington, D.C. & burned the White House
In 2009, 
President Barack Obama held a ceremony at the White House to... [DOC] [TLE] The Burning of Washington - White House Historical Association [PAR] Shortly before Mordechai Booth fled the capital on Wednesday, August 24, 1814, 
... the few other public buildings had been set on fire by British occupation troops.