News & Politics Washington Burning: The 200th Anniversary of The War of 1812 The Capitol and the White House both lay in ruins. The president had fled. How had a foreign power occupied Washington in just one day? People | Jul 19, 2012
News & Politics 10 Places in Washington to Relive the Civil War Haunting reminders of the Civil War are everywhere in Washington—if you know where to look People | Aug 15, 2011
News & Politics Washington in 1861: The New Dawn of Our Nation’s Capital On the eve of Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration, Washington was more like the third world capitals of today: an overgrown village in which luxury hotels stood amid slums and sewers and the national government just happened to hold sway. People | Apr 15, 2011
