Monday, August 24, 1812: On this day, two hundred and fourteen years ago, “During the War of 1812, British troops marched on Washington, D. C. Outside the city waited a rag-tag American army along with President James Madison and his advisors, who had raced to the battlefield to witness the capital’s defense. The crack British forces quickly overran the…
Today in Johnson City History, Monday, August 24, 2026
Dolley Madison and more
