The demolition of the East Wing of the White House resulted in the destruction of the home of key pieces of American history and rooms that have been available to the public for decades.

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Days later, on Monday 20 October, demolition crews bulldozed the East Wing of the White House, reducing decades of history at one of the country’s most famous landmarks to a pile of rubble.