1814

The War of 1812 ended as the U.S. and Britain signed the “Treaty of Ghent” in Belgium. But the word of the treaty didn’t reach

Francis Scott Key wrote his famous poem “The Star-Spangled Banner” after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland.

During the War of 1812, British naval forces began bombarding Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, but were driven back by American defenders in a battle

British forces invaded Washington, D.C., and set fire to the Capitol and the White House.

The first Treaty of Paris was signed, ending war between France and the Sixth Coalition (The United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Portugal and Prussia), with