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Memorial Day in 2002 fell on May 27th. Memorial Day is observed in the United States on the last Monday of May each year.
It observed on the last Monday in May each year.
In the US Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May.
In the US Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May.
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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 Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (most recently observed May 26, 2014). It was formerly known as Decoration Day. This holiday began in 1868 and commemorates U.S. men and women who have died in military service to their country. It first began to honor Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War. They requested permission of their general, John A Logan, to decorate the gravesites of their fallen comrades (Hence the Decoration Day). After World War I, it expanded to include those who died in any war or military action.
The official birthplace of Memorial Day is Waterloo, New York. The village was credited with being the place of origin because it observed the day on May 5, 1866, and each year thereafter.
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day. It was declared on Tuesday, May 5 in 1868 by General John Alexander Logan and was first observed on Saturday, May 30, 1868.