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Memorial Day was one of the holidays affected by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act enacted and signed into law on June 28, 1968. This Bill, reassigning certain holidays to a Monday to enable three-day weekends for federal employees, went into effect on January 1, 1971. Prior to 1971 Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was observed on May 30th of every year.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe Uniform Monday Holiday Act was passed by Congress in 1968. This bill went into effect on January 1, 1971. Since that time Memorial Day has been observed on the last Monday of May.
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When do you clelebrate Memorial Day?
Memorial Day is the last Monday in May.
What day was Memorial Day in 1881?
Monday
When is Memorial Day 2013?
Memorial Day in 2013 is on Monday May 27th.
When is Memorial Day in 2013?
Memorial Day in 2013 is on Monday May 27th.
What date does Memorial Day 2008 land on?
Monday May 26th
What day is Memorial Day in the US?
In the US Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May.
What day was Memorial Day in 2002?
Memorial Day in 2002 fell on Monday, May 27th.
What is memorial day in the US?
In the US Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May.
What day did memorial day fall on for 2012?
Memorial Day 2012 fell on Monday, May 28th.
When was mamorailday in 2013?
Memorial day was May 27th, 2013. Memorial day fell on a Monday.
When is the America Memorial Day?
Memorial Day is on every last Monday of the year.=] hope it helped
What day of the week was Memorial Day of 1968?
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.
