By Emel Akan WASHINGTON—Standing before the rows of white marble headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on May 26, President Donald Trump delivered his first Memorial Day address of his second term, honoring the sacrifice of fallen service members. “We gather today to honor the incredible service members who rest in glory in this […]
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The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union (“the North”) and the Confederacy (“the South”), the latter formed by states that had seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction.
