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"gman" wrote...
"Roger B." wrote... From the White House Historical Ass'n: If the White House Historical Society has it wrong, tell them, jerk. [R] |
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"gman" wrote...
"Roger B." wrote... From the White House Historical Ass'n: If the White House Historical Society has it wrong, tell them, jerk. [R] |
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"gman" wrote in message om... "Roger B." wrote in message ... "gman99" wrote... Is there any mention of why the white house is white ?? Since you asked... From the White House Historical Ass'n: "It has nothing to do with painting over burn marks after the British set the house on fire in 1814, although you may have heard that story. May have heard that story because it's TRUE. It's amazing how the war of 1812 is NOT it many US history books...hmmmmmmmm...little revisionist history perhaps ? I think you'll find it in the hispry books, usually described as a US victory The answer has to do with the walls themselves, which are made of sandstone. Sandstone is soft and porous and it is easy for water to seep into it... To prevent the water from getting into the stone, the building was covered with a lime-based whitewash in 1798, two years before the first president moved in... The house was given the nickname "The White House" as early as 1812. That's when it was BURNED by the british / Canada...freakin' americans. Now you're gonna tell me vietnam was a draw....twit. Incorrect The White House was burned when the British took Washington in 1814 Its a fact that the building was referred to as 'The White House' before this date. As Snopes point out nn March 18, 1812, a Massachusetts congressman wrote to his wife: "There is much trouble at the White House, as we call it, I mean the President's." Keith ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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"gman" wrote in message om... "Roger B." wrote in message ... "gman99" wrote... Is there any mention of why the white house is white ?? Since you asked... From the White House Historical Ass'n: "It has nothing to do with painting over burn marks after the British set the house on fire in 1814, although you may have heard that story. May have heard that story because it's TRUE. It's amazing how the war of 1812 is NOT it many US history books...hmmmmmmmm...little revisionist history perhaps ? I think you'll find it in the hispry books, usually described as a US victory The answer has to do with the walls themselves, which are made of sandstone. Sandstone is soft and porous and it is easy for water to seep into it... To prevent the water from getting into the stone, the building was covered with a lime-based whitewash in 1798, two years before the first president moved in... The house was given the nickname "The White House" as early as 1812. That's when it was BURNED by the british / Canada...freakin' americans. Now you're gonna tell me vietnam was a draw....twit. Incorrect The White House was burned when the British took Washington in 1814 Its a fact that the building was referred to as 'The White House' before this date. As Snopes point out nn March 18, 1812, a Massachusetts congressman wrote to his wife: "There is much trouble at the White House, as we call it, I mean the President's." Keith ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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On 08/27/2004 2:53 PM TheNewsGuy(Mike) found Nemo in a Sushi Bar and
exclaimed: All this talk about the historic colour on the outside of the "white house". What's more important is what's INSIDE the White House these days. :-) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + The News Guy(Mike) - Seinfeld Lists + (two mirrored sites) + http://membres.lycos.fr/tnguym + http://wave.prohosting.com/tnguym NOWTHISWORKS + All things Seinfeld; scripts, trivia, lists, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Not to mention that had there not been a fire, Dolly Madison would have gone down in history as an A-list party hostess. But she did save those famous paintings and important documents by rolling them up and stuffing them down her prom-queen dress. Hence, Dolly Madison Ice Cream! :-D -- ________ To email me, Edit "xt" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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On 08/27/2004 2:53 PM TheNewsGuy(Mike) found Nemo in a Sushi Bar and
exclaimed: All this talk about the historic colour on the outside of the "white house". What's more important is what's INSIDE the White House these days. :-) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + The News Guy(Mike) - Seinfeld Lists + (two mirrored sites) + http://membres.lycos.fr/tnguym + http://wave.prohosting.com/tnguym NOWTHISWORKS + All things Seinfeld; scripts, trivia, lists, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Not to mention that had there not been a fire, Dolly Madison would have gone down in history as an A-list party hostess. But she did save those famous paintings and important documents by rolling them up and stuffing them down her prom-queen dress. Hence, Dolly Madison Ice Cream! :-D -- ________ To email me, Edit "xt" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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All this talk about the historic colour on the outside of the "white
house". What's more important is what's INSIDE the White House these days. :-) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + The News Guy(Mike) - Seinfeld Lists + (two mirrored sites) + http://membres.lycos.fr/tnguym + http://wave.prohosting.com/tnguym NOWTHISWORKS + All things Seinfeld; scripts, trivia, lists, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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All this talk about the historic colour on the outside of the "white
house". What's more important is what's INSIDE the White House these days. :-) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + The News Guy(Mike) - Seinfeld Lists + (two mirrored sites) + http://membres.lycos.fr/tnguym + http://wave.prohosting.com/tnguym NOWTHISWORKS + All things Seinfeld; scripts, trivia, lists, +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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