May 5, 1866 in Waterloo N.Y.
The first large observance of Memorial Day took place at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
The first large observance of Memorial Day took place at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
The first large observance of Memorial Day took place at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
The first large observance of Memorial Day took place at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
The first large observance of Memorial Day took place at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
The first large observance of Memorial Day took place at Arlington National Cemetery, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.
In observance of Memorial Day, we visited Arlington Cemetery. The church will be open from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm for the observance of Good Friday.
Tennessee first observed Memorial Day as a state holiday on June 3, 1871. Initially known as Decoration Day, the holiday was established to honor soldiers who died in the Civil War. The observance later expanded to commemorate all American military personnel who have died in service. Memorial Day was officially recognized as a federal holiday in 1971.
The first widely publicized observance Memorial Day after the Civil War was in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 1, 1865 The name for the holiday gradually changed from "Decoration Day" to "Memorial Day", which first appeared in 1882 it marks the unofficial beginning of summeron the day the US flag is raised to the top of the staff and then lowered to the half-staff position, then raised to full-staff after noon.[43]
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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.