French is still widely spoken in the North African countries of: <span>Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco</span>
The last truly white christmas was in 1981 when snow lay on the ground for like 21 days in december , and snow fell on 15 days
Although The Battle of
Hampton Roads was not won by either side, the importance it had, was
that it was the first battle of armored ships in history, and also
included a development of notable war technologies: such as the rotating
turret of the USS Monitor. <span>The great battle between these battleships lasted for hours, and none was able to destroy the other; finally the USS Monitor made the ironclad Virginia retreat, unable to do real damage. <span>This
initiated a new form of maritime war, using ironclads, that soon
would be much more advanced, like the ironclads or destroyers ships of the first
world war.</span></span>
