Was May 31 1956 a Memorial Day holiday?

Wednesday, May 30, 1956.

The Federal Holiday of Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May.

Monday, May 31 Memorial Day is held on the last Monday of May. In 2010, this means the holiday is on May 31.

Memorial Day is a Federal Holiday. The date is set as the last Monday in May. For 1962 that would be the 30th of May.

Memorial Day is a Federal Holiday. The date is set as the last Monday in May. For 2012 that would be the 28th of May, 2012.

May Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day

The national holiday in the U.S. in the month of May is Memorial Day. This holiday is to remember the men and women who have died serving the country.

In the United States, Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May. The next generally recognized holiday in the USA is Memorial Day, on the last Monday of May.

In the United States, the fourth Monday of May is designated as Memorial Day, which is a Federal holiday in memory of all those who have served in the United States military.

It observed on the last Monday in May each year.

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day when it became a holiday in 1868, was observed on May 30 of every year for 103 years until 1971, no matter which day of the week it was. In 1968 the Uniform Monday Holiday Act was passed by Congress. It took effect in 1971 and Memorial Day was moved from May 30 to the last Monday in May. So it is now possible for Memorial Day to be on a May 31. This happens about once every 5 or 6 years. Periodically there is an 11 year gap between years when Memorial Day is on May 31.

Currently Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May. It was a holiday included in the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill enacted and signed in 1968, becoming effective January 1, 1971. There currently is a movement to restore Memorial Day to its traditional date of May 30th.

Memorial Day always falls on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday which occurs every year on the final Monday of May. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces

In 1962 Memorial Day was still officially known as Decoration Day and it was observed on Wednesday, May 30. It was observed on May 30th every year from 1868 to 1971. The name of the holiday was officially changed to Memorial Day in 1966. Memorial Day did not become one of the Monday three-day holidays until the Uniform Monday Holiday Act went into effect on January 1, 1971.

Yes. In the US, Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday of May.

Since 1971 Memorial Day has been the last Monday in May. This was part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill signed by President Lyndon Banes Johnson in 1968. Memorial Day 2003 was on Monday, May 26, 2003.

Monday, May 30, 2011 Memorial Day is observed on Monday, May 30, in 2011. Background information regarding the date Memorial Day has been observed on the last Monday in May ever since Congress declared it a national holiday in 1971.

The date is traditionally May 30, but it is celebrated as a U.S. national holiday on the last Monday of May.

Yes. The Uniform Monday Holiday Act, passed in 1968 (effective 1971) fixed the date of Memorial Day as the last Monday in May.

In 1971 President Richard Nixon made Memorial Day a federal holiday on the last Monday in May every year.

May 31 is not necessarily Memorial Day. Memorial Day (originally called Decoration Day) was first observed on May 30, 1868. It continued to be observed on May 30 of every year until 1971 when the Uniform Monday Holiday Act took effect and it was moved to the last Monday in May, irregardless of what date that is. So it is now possible for Memorial Day to actually be on a May 31. The last time that occurred was in 2010 and the next time Memorial Day will be on May 31 is in the year 2021.

President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966

Monday, May 27, 1974 was the legal federal holiday but traditionally it was Thursday, May 30, 1974.

President Richard Nixon According to the website called InfoUSA.com: In 1971, along with other holidays, President Richard Nixon declared Memorial Day a federal holiday on the last Monday in May. Who designated the day? According to Columbia Encyclopedia: Memorial Day, holiday in the United States observed in late May. Previously designated Decoration Day, it was inaugurated in 1868 by Gen. John A. Logan for the purpose of decorating the graves of Civil War veterans and has since become a day on which all war dead are commemorated. (Read more about Memorial Day on Answers.com via the Related links.)

Right before Memorial Day Holiday on May 25 or 26 2011