No, Mr. Trump, Canada did not burn down the White House in the War of 1812
by from on (#3RV57)
It appears to be the time of historical references in world politics. French President Emmanuel Macron felt that recent world events reminded him of the lead-up to the Second World War, while German leader Angela Merkel had similar thoughts, citing the less well known 1555 Peace of Augsburg, which created some of the conditions for the devastating Thirty Years War in Europe.