On this exact day, August 24, 1814, British forces (including units from British North America aka Canada) entered Washington, D.C. and burned the White House in retaliation for the American attack on York (now Toronto) during the War of 1812.
Just thought I would share that today.
Welcome to Monday, August 24th. It's peach pie day. Waffle day. Ukrainian independence day. And my fave: International strange music day. Enjoy responsibly.
@RadioFreeTom@littlepagelc The 24-hour news day has fed into this. And now the news media are more about clicks, likes and gotchas than about delivery of information. Each with its own storytelling slant. And the politicians feed into their need to fill the airwaves.