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May 26, 2023 · Nearly 160 years after the end of the American Civil War, the true origins of Memorial Day remain unclear, experts say. But the holiday’s Black history has not been universally embraced.
May 26, 2023 · Memorial Day was declared a national holiday through an act of Congress in 1971, and its roots date back to the Civil War era, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Unlike...
May 26, 2023 · Celebrated on the last Monday in May, Memorial Day commemorates those who have lost their lives serving their country—unlike Veterans Day, on November 11, which celebrates all people who have...
Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, is a day to honor members of the military who were killed in service, both during deployments overseas or in training and service in the U.S....
Observed the last Monday in May, Memorial Day honors those who lost their lives while in service to the United States during peace and war. Memorial Day 2023 is on Monday, May 29. Memorial...
May 27, 2022 · Memorial Day, initially referred to as Decoration Day, was observed by many communities after the Civil War, when the nation suffered more than 620,000 military deaths, roughly 2 percent of the total population at the time.
Memorial Day is in remembrance of soldiers who fell in combat risking their lives for their country. It is about gratitude. So where does the holiday come from? Although placing flowers on graves is a very old tradition, the modern Memorial Day observance began with the end of the Civil War.
