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In 1969 it may not have been televised.
his memorial is February 14 the day he died His memorial is February 14, the day he died.
Memorial Day - 1983 TV was released on: USA: 27 November 1983
It appears that it was on Sunday, May 30, according to information at http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=75267.
Memorial Day has been celebrated on the last Monday of May since 1971. Before that it was always celebrated on May 30th. May 30, 1960 fell on a Monday.
In May of 1967 President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the legislation officially renaming Decoration Day to Memorial Day. But the name Memorial Day had been commonly used since after World War I.
Memorial Day is the proper adjective for Memorial Day, as in Memorial day ceremony or Memorial day dinner
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Memorial Day is the proper adjective for Memorial Day, as in Memorial day ceremony or Memorial day dinner
Since 1971 Memorial Day has been observed on the last Monday in the month of May. From 1868 to 1970 it was observed on May 30 of every year irregardless of what day of the week that was. Before 1967 Memorial Day was officially called Decoration Day.
Memorial Day is the proper adjective for Memorial Day, as in Memorial day ceremony or Memorial day dinner
Baywatch - 1989 Memorial Day 8-4 was released on: USA: 13 October 1997