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Events on Saturday 8 March 1862 1
1862Battle of Hampton RoadsFirst battle between ironclad warshipsThe Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia fought the Union ironclad USS Monitor to a tactical draw in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. The battle marked the end of the wooden warship era and accelerated ironclad construction by navies worldwide.