BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Join us for four history lectures and book signings by local hi storians. March's lecture features Dr. Anna Gibson Holloway\, co-author of "Our Little Monitor\,"The Greatest Invention of the Civil War. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:Local Author Lecture Series and Book Signing on Mar 10\, 2020 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Local Author Lecture Series and Book Signing on Mar 10\, 2020 X-WR-CALNAME:Local Author Lecture Series and Book Signing on Mar 10\, 2020 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/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=29290\n\nJoin us for four h istory lectures and book signings by local historians. March's lecture fea tures Dr. Anna Gibson Holloway\, co-author of "Our Little Monitor\,"The Gr eatest 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 v essels would engage each other in combat. For four hours the two ships pum meled one another as thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers and civil ians watched from the shorelines. Dr. Holloway will highlight how this new "machine" became "the pet of the people"?a vessel celebrated in prints\, tokens\, and household bric-a-brac\; a marketing tool\; and a prominent fe ature in parades\, Sanitary Fairs\, and politics. Cash bar. \n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $10\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Lecture\, Lyceum\, M useums\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.ale xandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=29290\n\nWeb resources:\n\nht tps://alexandriava.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