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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.

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During every memorial days is the unforgettable day of every past away love once whom having and possessing the intellectual and initiative idea that makes us to be encourages to be strong of what we remember and of what we've learn from them during every memorial days that we should have to show respects and courage to be like them soon....

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Memorial Day was originally called as Decoration Day.

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memorial day was once called decoration day because after the civil war many people went to cemeteries to leave flowers or decorate it. It was also called poppies day

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Decoration day.

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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.


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.


What other name is Memorial Day known by?

There is no other name for Memorial Day. It began years ago as "Decoration Day" but is not longer referred to as that.


What is another name of Memorial Day?

Decoration Day


Why is Memorial Day on that day?

bcuz it just is why is your name ur name huh deal with it


President Nixon declared Memorial Day a federal holiday on what date?

President Richard Milhous Nixon did not declare Memorial Day to be a federal holiday. Decoration Day (the original name for Memorial Day) was officially declared by General John Alexander Logan, a Union general during the US Civil War and who was the national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic (a fraternal organization of veterans), on May 5 1868. It was first observed on May 30, 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery. The name Memorial Day was first used in 1882 but it did not become the official name until President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the legislation changing "Decoration Day" to "Memorial Day" in May of 1967.


What is the adjective for memorial day?

Memorial Day is the proper adjective for Memorial Day, as in Memorial day ceremony or Memorial day dinner


What is Memorial Days real name?

Decoration day


What is the name of the Memorial Day race?

The Indianapolis 500.


What is the adjective for memorial?

Memorial Day is the proper adjective for Memorial Day, as in Memorial day ceremony or Memorial day dinner


How many years has it been since the first Memorial Day was celebrated?

Decoration Day (the original name for Memorial Day) was officially declared by General John Alexander Logan on May 1, 1868 and was first observed on May 30, 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery. The name Memorial Day was 1st used in 1882 and became the official name in 1967. In 1968 the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill was passed which standardized the date of Memorial Day to the last Monday in May. This bill took effect on January 1, 1971.


What is the the proper adjective for Memorial day?

Memorial Day is the proper adjective for Memorial Day, as in Memorial day ceremony or Memorial day dinner