Did You Know?  Abraham Lincoln's 1st choice to head the Union Army was Robert E. Lee...   Did You Know?  The White House originally was gray. It wasn't painted white until after the War of 1812, during which it was burned by the British in retaliation for U.S. troops burning the Canadian House of Parliament in Toronto... Did You Know?  The melody from "The Star Spangled Banner" comes from an old English drinking song,..