When washington burned tells the often forgotten story of august 24th, 1814, when the British Forces captured washington and threatened the survival of our young nation. Perhaps no single day in United States history was as threatening to the survival our nation as that when the British Forces captured washington. This unique moment have significantly altered nations path forward. But the event and the reasons it happened are little. Remember and little discussed, which is why were so to have dr. Watson here to talk with us. When washington burned narrates the British Campaign and the american missteps that led to the fall of the capital city, but also tells the redeeming story of courageous young clerks and a bold first lady who risked lives to save priceless documents, including the United States constitution. So who is dr. Watson . He was born in harrisburg, attended schools in nearby hershey, educated at virginia tech, where he was a member of the football hall and the track teams.
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That sense that we thought it was important to present an exhibition on the war of 1812. My name is rachel. I was assistant curator for 1812 a nation emerges. The exhibit is large. There are nine sections in all, 107 pieces. We set out to do this exhibit on a grand scale, getting all the best we could from all over the world. The first section of the exhibit which deals with america in 1800 is dominated by the portrait of thomas jefferson. Gilbert stuart had a rare ability, recognized by contemporaries, of capturing the inner essence of people. If you look at this portrait of jefferson, it is very unlike some other portraits. Image is that of a shy man, and jefferson publicly was a very shy man. Want ton did not involve the United States in a war. His first term had been extremely successful. He had operated very well with congress, was able to get really all of his bills through. He had successfully negotiated the purchase of the louisiana territory, which doubled the area of the Unit
You see future games being held . The smartass answer would be somewhere between we throw darts and it depends who was harassing me the most. The latter is closest to the truth. Actually, we look for to be opportunistic. We started in buffalo with the notion that maybe it would work. Once it did, we started looking for what would be the next place we could go to that can build upon it, and continue the growth of the winter classic and all Outdoor Games as an institution. As we got more and more comfortable building it as an event, as it got a bigger and bigger following, we decided we could try things that some people thought would be crazy. Last year, we did an outdoor game in los angeles and it was great. For us to come to the nations capital, there is a fan base here that ted has built through his organization and through his use of social media and his commitment to the community that made us comfortable that selling out the venue would be no problem. Secondly, we would have an imp