BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes histo ...
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Mark's Almanac for March 9, 2022
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It was on this date in 1862 that the Battle of Hampton Roads took place in the American Civil War. It was a naval battle noted for being the first battle between two ironclad ships - the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia. And it was on this date in 1954 that respected journalist Edward R. Murrow used his TV show to take on Sen. Joseph McCarthy and his hunt for communists.
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It was on this date in 1862 that the Battle of Hampton Roads took place in the American Civil War. It was a naval battle noted for being the first battle between two ironclad ships - the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia. And it was on this date in 1954 that respected journalist Edward R. Murrow used his TV show to take on Sen. Joseph McCarthy and his hunt for communists.
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