BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Historic Alexandria Calendar METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:Historic Alexandria Calendar X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Historic Alexandria Calendar X-WR-CALNAME:Historic Alexandria Calendar X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lyceum,Museums,Old Town DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=29290\n\nJoin us for four histo ry lectures and book signings by local historians. March's lecture feature s Dr. Anna Gibson Holloway\, co-author of "Our Little Monitor\,"The Greate st Invention of the Civil War. On March 9\, 1862\, the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia met in the Battle of Hampton Roads?the first time ironclad vesse ls would engage each other in combat. For four hours the two ships pummele d one another as thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers and civilians watched from the shorelines. Dr. Holloway will highlight how this new "ma chine" became "the pet of the people"?a vessel celebrated in prints\, toke ns\, and household bric-a-brac\; a marketing tool\; and a prominent featur e in parades\, Sanitary Fairs\, and politics. Cash bar. \n\nLocation: Lyce um\nFees: $10\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Lecture\, Lyceum\, Museu ms\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexand riava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=29290\n\nWeb resources:\n\nhttps://al exandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20200311T003000Z DTSTAMP:20200205T153655Z DTSTART:20200310T230000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Local Author Lecture Series and Book Signing TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:ecb1567a-0d9f-4fca-9449-15cf2a602d63 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20200205T153655Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR