History Extra (BBC History Magazine) — 8 Facts You Might Not Know About the White House

How much do you know about the history of the White House in Washington DC, which has been home to all US presidents since John Adams in 1800 (including current president, Donald Trump)? Writing for HistoryExtra, White House historian Lindsay M Chervinsky shares eight surprising facts about the famous building — from how it was built by enslaved workers, to the year it caught fire…