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General John Alexander Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, officially proclaimed Decoration Day on May 5, 1868. It was first observed on May 30,1868. Decoration Day was officially renamed as Memorial Day in May 1967.
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What was the original name of Memorial Day when it was first issued as a holiday -?
In 1868 when it was proclaimed as a holiday by General John Alexander Logan, Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the legislation in 1967 officially renaming it as Memorial Day.
Who proclaimed Waterloo the birthplace of Memorial Day?
There are many places that claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day (originally called Decoration Day.) And there are many dates as well. But it was in May 1966 that President Lyndon Baines Johnson officially proclaimed Waterloo, New York as the official birthplace of Memorial Day.
What city was proclaimed the official birthplace of Memorial Day?
In May 1966 President Lyndon Baines Johnson officially declared Waterloo, New York as the birthplace of Memorial Day. General John Alexander Logan, a US Civil War general and national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic (a fraternal organization of veterans), officially proclaimed Decoration Day on May 5, 1868. It was first observed on May 30,1868 at Arlington National Cemetery when flowers were placed on graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. New York was the first state to recognize the holiday in 1873. After World War I Decoration Day was expanded to honor those killed in all wars in which the United States was involved. The name Memorial Day became the more commonly used name for the holiday but it was not until 1967 that Decoration Day was officially renamed to Memorial Day by federal law.
When was Memorial Day proclaimed?
May 1866 in Waterloo NY
What city has been proclaimed the official birthplace of Memorial Day?
Waterloo, New York was declared as the birthplace of Memorial Day in Presidential Proclamation 3727 signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 26, 1966. Waterloo was also declared as such by House Concurrent Resolution 587 of the Eighty-ninth Congress.
Who made the first Memorial Day proclamination?
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day and was first proclaimed by General John Alexander Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, on May 5, 1868. Decoration Day was first observed on May 30, 1868.
What's the original name for Memorial Day?
In 1868 when it was proclaimed as a holiday by General John Alexander Logan, Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the legislation in 1967 officially renaming it as Memorial Day.
Memorial Day originated as an observance of what war?
General John Alexander Logan, National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, officially proclaimed Decoration Day, the original name of Memorial Day, on May 5, 1868. It was first observed on May 30, 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery. It was to honor the war dead of the US Civil War, both the Union and the Confederacy. After World War I it was expanded to include all wars in which the US was involved.
What city has been proclaimed the official birth place of the Memorial Day?
Waterloo, New York.
When did Decoration Day change its name?
It was changed to Memorial Day "officially" in 1967. It was however, called Memorial Day many years before the official change.
Did Memorial Day have a different name.?
Yes. It was originally called Decoration Day when it was first observed in 1868. Then after World War I and the Korean War it became more frequently called Memorial Day but it was not until 1967 that the name was officially changed.
How many years older is Memorial Day than Veterans Day?
President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966 proclaimed Waterloo as the birthplace of Memorial Day in 1866, 88 years before Veterans Day began in 1954.
