President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first Veterans Day Proclamation.
President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the legislation renaming Decoration Day to Memorial Day in 1967. Decoration Day was proclaimed by General John Alexander Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic (a fraternal organization of veterans), on May 1, 1868. It was first observed on May 30, 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery.
Lincoln Memorial
The modern American holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton, West Virginia.In 1914 Woodrow Wilson signed the proclamation creating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers.The modern American holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in Grafton, West Virginia.In 1914 Woodrow Wilson signed the proclamation creating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers.
The war
The first Presidential Thanksgiving day proclamation was on 1863.
Memorial Day was the first national holiday to honor the military dead from war (Civil War).
Memorial Day was the first national holiday to honor the military dead from war (Civil War).
Memorial Day is the proper adjective for Memorial Day, as in Memorial day ceremony or Memorial day dinner
Memorial Day is the proper adjective for Memorial Day, as in Memorial day ceremony or Memorial day dinner
1868
1868