The White House

It was reported in the Washington Post that a man was arrested on Wednesday for throwing a bundle of papers over the White House fence. The man was a French Citizen and he was charged with Disorderly Conduct. The bomb squad had to be called in to find out that there was nothing dangerous in or around the papers. The French man was arrested and deported in 2004 for doing exaclty the same thing as was done yesterday. The Secret Service reported that things like this happen often, but they will always call in the bomb squad because they don't to take any chances with the lives of people working in the house or walking around the house.

The White House was built in 1792. The president at the time, George Washington, was able to choose the site at which it stands today. After careful consideration, an Irashman, James Horban, was selected to design and build the house. Construction was finally completed in 1800. A total of $232,371.83 was spent on the house, which is the equivalent of $2.4 million today. John Adams was the first president to actually live in the building. The White House was not the official name of the building until 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt had it engraved on his stationary. Since being built, the white house hasd only been seriously damegaed twice, once in 1814, and again in 1841. On December 19, 1960, the White House was designated a National Historic Landmark.