The naval Battle of Hampton Roads (Virginia) begins: Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan, commanding the ironclad CSS Virginia, sinks the USS Cumberland and severely damages the USS Congress.
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References:
“Today in History,” Orange County (California) Register, 8 March 2011, News:3.
Battle of Hampton Roads – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
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