Because it's August and there's no new local news, we thought we'd take a moment to turn back the clock and look at a big day in our city's history. On August 25, 1814, the War of 1812 took a turn in the newly-minted nation's capital, when troops set fire to Washington, D.C. The war started when the British Empire restricted U.S. trade with France (who Britain was also at odds with). Being the......