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Mariners museum in newport news. Its an amazing collection of material they have in their exhibit. Hes the author of 17 books, two in particular, that will be interesting to all of you is css virginia, sink before surrender, and the monitor boys. He has received many awards, including the National Trust for historic preservations president s award for historic preservation, and many others. His talk today is the ship that saved the nation, the monitors recovery and confirmation. Please welcome mr. Quarstein. [applause] mr. Quarstein thank you. On march 8, 1862, there was a terrible day for the union. It turned the tide in favor of the confederacy when the css virginia emerged from the Elizabeth River and sunk two major union warships. They were the cumberland and the congress. The union navy was in disarray, people were in the white house looking out the curtains, down the potomac, fearing this super weapon, as they would call the merrimack, would be there soon, and the war would end i
New-yorkUnited-statesUnited-kingdomNorth-carolinaBrooklynJames-riverVirginiaWashingtonHamptonroadsRhode-islandMinnesotaWhitehouse and throughout the region, muslims, christians a jews all have been offering special prayers. in his four-day visit to southeast asia, president obama became the first u.s. president to visit myanmar, or burma. the president urged the new civilian government to continue its steps toward democracy. he also specifically called for more religious freedom. on a stop in thailand, the president visited bangkok s famous temple of the reclining buddha. he told monks there he needed prayers for help in his dealings with congress back home. and heret home, those lawmake are negotiating with the administration over how to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff looming at the end of the year. this week, a group of christian leaders urged congress and the president not to cut anti-poverty programs as they struggle to reach a deal. in an open letter, the leaders said we pray during this season, in which we give thanks and offer gifts, that you will advance policies that protect the poor,
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