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August 20, 1833. Benjamin Harrison was born. In 1889 he put the first documented Christmas tree in the White House, upstairs in the family library, for Mary and Baby McKee.

whitehousehld's tweet photo. August 20, 1833. Benjamin Harrison was born. In 1889 he put the first documented Christmas tree in the White House, upstairs in the family library, for Mary and Baby McKee. https://t.co/A3cH5hkrkF

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August 24, 1814. The White House burned. Dolley Madison ordered Washington's portrait saved. Jean Pierre Sioussat, Thomas McGrath, and Paul Jennings took it down. It still hangs in the East Room.

whitehousehld's tweet photo. August 24, 1814. The White House burned. Dolley Madison ordered Washington's portrait saved. Jean Pierre Sioussat, Thomas McGrath, and Paul Jennings took it down. It still hangs in the East Room. https://t.co/qW5g4FMwbc

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New York's signers paid dearly. Floyd's estate became a British cavalry camp. Morris found Morrisania burned. Francis Lewis lost his home and his wife went to a British prison.

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Hudson Valley tenant farmers worked land owned by the Livingstons and Van Rensselaers. Many stayed loyal to the crown, the only authority standing between them and their landlords.

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When Congress voted for independence on July 2, 1776, New York's delegates sat silent. Their instructions from home forbade any vote on separation from Britain.

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The statue of King George III on Bowling Green weighed two tons. New Yorkers melted it down and recast it into an estimated 42,000 musket balls.

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On July 9, 1776, New York became the thirteenth and last colony to authorize independence. That night a crowd tore down the two-ton statue of King George III on Bowling Green.

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