Then & Now: Calendar of Events 2012
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JANUARY
Jan. 30: 150th anniversary of the launching of the USS Monitor
EVENT Jan. 30: Wreath Laying Ceremony at USS Monitor Statue in Msgr. McGolrick Park in NY
MARCH
March 1: Monitor conducted sea trials in East River
March 6: Monitor left for Hampton Roads
EVENT March 6: USS Monitor Memorial Service, Plaque Dedication and an Unveiling of the Monitor Sailors' Faces at the US Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C.
EVENT March 8-11: Battle of Hampton Roads Weekend at The Mariners Museum
MAY
May 7: President Lincoln visits the Monitor
May 15: Battle at Dewry's Bluff
JUNE
Monitor blockades York River
JULY
July 9: President Lincoln visits the Monitor
July 9: Gibson takes only known photos of the Monitor
July 9: John Ericsson's Birthday
DECEMBER
Dec. 29: Monitor is towed by USS Rhode Island to Beaufort, NC
Dec. 31: Monitor sinks off Cape Hatteras, NC
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