TIM MAGUIRE

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.

When the British arrived at the White House, they found that
President James Madison and his first lady Dolley had already
fled to safety in Maryland.

Madison served the rest of his term residing at the city’s Octagon
House. It was not until 1817 that newly elected president James
Monroe moved back into the reconstructed building.

James Madison (1751 – 1836)     
   

James Monroe (1758 – 1831)

The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker’s Hill.

British General Thomas Gage landed his troops on the
Charlestown Peninsula overlooking Boston, Massachusetts,
and lead them against Breed’s Hill, a fortified American
position just below Bunker Hill, on June 17, 1775.

As the British advanced in columns against the Americans,
American Colonel William Prescott reportedly told his men,
“Don’t one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”

The British won the so-called Battle of Bunker Hill, and Breed’s
Hill and the Charlestown Peninsula fell firmly under British
control.

Despite losing their strategic positions, the battle was a morale-
builder for the Americans, convincing them that patriotic
dedication could overcome superior British military might.

Colonel William Prescott

Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935)

T.E. Lawrence, known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia,
died as a retired Royal Air Force mechanic living under an
assumed name.

The legendary war hero, author and archaeological scholar
succumbed to injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident six
days before.

Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 film, starring Peter
O’Toole, based on the wartime activities of T.E.
Lawrence.