Violent protesters storming the US Capitol on Wednesday marked the first time that the building had been breached since the War of 1812. On Aug. 24, 1814, the British invaded Washington, D.C., and torched the Capitol after a victory over American forces at Bladensburg, Maryland, according to a government history of the building. Under the...
source https://nypost.com/2021/01/06/us-capitol-building-invaded-for-first-time-since-war-of-1812/
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