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Albion on May 13, 1877
Albion on May 13, 1877
1986 was the first year Martin Luther King day was celebrated as a national holiday.
Memorial Day is observed in the United States on the last Monday of May each year. It was first established as Decoration Day in 1868 and was officially declared a national holiday in 1971. Therefore, Memorial Day occurs annually, with its first observance being in 1868.
Albion on May 13,1877
The first large observance of Memorial Day took place at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
The first large observance of Memorial Day took place at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
The first day of Winter and the first day of Summer.
The first large observance of Memorial Day took place at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
Orthodox Christians observe Easter on this day. It is also the start of the Hindu New Year.
May 5, 1866 in Waterloo N.Y.