When did Decoration Day switch to Memorial Day?

Answer 1

Decoration Day was first observed on May 30, 1868 to commemorate those who had died during the US Civil War. After World War I, which officially ended in 1919, Decoration Day was expanded to honor all military personnel who had died during any war or military action in which the United States had been involved. It was after this time that Decoration Day began to be known as Memorial Day. But it was not until 1967 that President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the legislation officially renaming the holiday as Memorial Day.

Answer 2

Decoration Day was first observed on May 30, 1868 to honor the soldiers, both Union and Confederate, killed during the US Civil War. After World War I it was expanded to honor all military who died during all wars in which the United States was involved. It generally began to be called Memorial Day after this and the name was officially changed in 1967.

Answer 3

It appears that Memorial Day and Decoration Day were interchangeable terms from 1866 to 1971 when Lyndon Johnson declared May 30th as Memorial Day.

Even after this time both names were frequently used.

Here's an article from 1869 that designates May 30, 1869 a memorial day (note that memorial day is not capitalized).

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85025295/1869-04-27/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1865&index=0&rows=20&words=Day+day+Memorial+memorial&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1870&proxtext=memorial%2Bday&y=18&x=5&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

Answer 4

Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day and was declared by General John Alexander Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal organization, in his General Order #11 on May 5, 1868. It was first observed on May 30, 1868.

Answer 5

Decoration Day, first observed on May 30, 1868, was to honor those of the military who had died during the US Civil War. After World War I the holiday was expanded to honor all US Military personnel who had died during any war in which the United States had been involved. After this the name Memorial Day became the popular name for the holiday. But it wasn't until 1967 that President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the legislation officially renaming Decoration Day as Memorial Day.

Answer 6

Memorial Day was first called Decoration Day. It was to honor the Union & Confederate soldiers who died during the US Civil War. The first commemoration took place on May 30, 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery when the graves of those war dead were decorated with flowers.

It was not until after World War I that Decoration Day became a time to honor US military persons who had died in all wars and military actions in which the United States had been involved. The name Decoration Day was officially changed to Memorial Day in 1967 when President Lyndon Banes Johnson signed that legislation.

Answer 7

President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the legislation changing the name from Decoration Day to Memorial Day in 1967.

Answer 8

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