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The battle of mobile bay in august of 1864, and the leadership roles of Union Rear Admiral David Farragut and confederate admiral Franklin Buchanan. It closed one of the last major ports. The victory, coupled with the gave a boost to president abraham lincolns bid for reelection just a couple of months later. The Mariners Museum host this 45 minute event. [applause] john there is an unseen battlefield in every human breast where to opposing forces me to and where they seldom rest. The battle of mobile bay is actually the story of a contest between the two highest ranking naval officers in the ...

Victory and closed one of the confederacys last major ports. The victory, coupled with the fall of atlanta gave a boost to president abraham lincolns bid for reelection just a couple of months later. The Mariners Museum host this 45 minute event. [applause] john there is an unseen battlefield in every human breast where two opposing forces me to and where they seldom rest. The battle of mobile bay is actually the story of a contest between the two highest ranking naval officers in the civil war, David Farragut and Franklin Buchanan. If you think of two opposing wills, that is what you have hap...

First lets start with Franklin Buchanan, since he was on one of our ironclads here in Hampton Roads. Franklin buchanan was born on september 17, 1800 in baltimore, maryland. His father the was founder of the Maryland Medical Society and his grandfather was a signer of the declaration of independence. So he comes from a wellheeled family. He will become a midshipment at age 15 in 1815 and will serve with distinction by 1844. He will be promoted to captain, and he will be named the first superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in annapolis. He is the founder in many ways of that school...

We have quite a lot going on in the markets. We are getting breaking news out of china. Reserves are little bit above estimates, but in mind what what we were expecting. But in line with what we were expecting. Onto your markets. The turkish lira. A Senior Member of the Catalan Party calls for dialogue with spain. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Heres sebastian salek. Sebastian a senior republican senator has said Donald Trumps reckless threats towards other countries could set the nation on the path to world war iii. President treats it often like a reality show. His suppo...

Wee. And the high court in belfast will issue a Landmark Ruling today on whether the current ban on Same Sex Marriage in Northern Ireland should be overturned. Northern ireland is the only part of the uk where same sex couples are restricted to Civil Partnerships rather than marriages. We talk to the couples who have mounted the legal challenge. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Obviously a Level Results dontjust affect the students, its a big day for parents and carers too, so do get in touch if youve been caught up in the stresses of results day too. We love this, fr...