One hundred and fifty years ago today, on March 9, 1862, the first prophetic battle between ironclads — the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (aka Merrimac) — took place at Hampton Roads, Virginia.   The encounter ended in a standoff, but naval warfare was forever changed.

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    education
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    If you look carefully at the picture above you get to see some canon balls damage to the ship… very cool pic.
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    Man I love this battle.
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