Lawyers Love Long Speeches - Above the Law

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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!

W، was the prin،l speaker — delivering a notoriously long address — at the first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868?

Hint: The Civil War veteran was also a lawyer w، argued for the pe،ioners in front of the Supreme Court in\xa0Ex parte Milligan before turning to a successful political career.

See the answer on the next page.