Star-spangled banner replica to be on view in DC

Published August 24, 2014 2:01pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — A re-creation of the star-spangled banner will be unfurled near the White House to mark 200 years since the home was burned by the British during the War of 1812.

Sunday marks 200 years since the White House was burned on Aug. 24, 1814. To mark the occasion, the replica flag created by the Baltimore-based Maryland Historical Society will be displayed at the Ellipse, just south of the White House.

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