30 December 1813 Posted on December 30, 2015 by Staff British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York. Famous Words of Inspiration..."There is no use trying, said Alice; one can't believe impossible things. I dare say you haven't had much practice, said the Queen. When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll — Click here for more from Lewis Carroll Related posts: 8 March 1983 30 March 1981 20 May 1813 30 August 1813 19 October 1813 27 May 1813 24 June 1813 19 October 1813 12 June 1987 11 August 1984