3.9K views · 79 reactions | "On This Day" March 9, 1862 The first battle of ironclad ships takes place in the waterways of Hampton Roads when the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (Merrimac) engage in a five-hour fight that ends in a draw. | Virginia Museum of History & Culture | Facebook

3.6K reactions · 609 shares | The Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, ended in 1781, but we kept the drums! Did you know that fifes and drums were essential for battlefield communication? Before radios, computers, or phones, the unique frequencies of the fife and drum allowed their sounds to carry over long distances and cut through the chaos on the battlefield. | National Memorial Day Concert (PBS) | Facebook

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