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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.
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When was Christmas declared a federal holiday?
Christmas was declared a United States Federal holiday in 1870.
When Christmas declared a federal holiday?
Christmas was declared a United States Federal holiday in 1870.
What year was the fourth declared federal holiday?
In 1776 the 4th of July was declared a federal holiday.
What year did Nixon make Memorial Day federal?
In 1971 President Richard Nixon made Memorial Day a federal holiday on the last Monday in May every year.
What or who declared a national holiday in 1938?
Memorial Day
When was Christmas declared a holiday?
Christmas was declared a United States Federal holiday in 1870.
Which president declared Hanukkah a national holiday?
No U.S. president has ever declared Hanukkah a national holiday.
What holiday is after memorial?
In the US, the next federal holiday after Memorial Day is the Fourth of July. The next holiday without time off is Father's Day.
When was Christmas recognized as a mail holiday?
Christmas was declared a federal holiday in 1870.
What does the president do a turkey at thanksgiving?
who was the president that declared Thanksgiving a holiday
What do the president do to a turkey at thanksgiving?
who was the president that declared Thanksgiving a holiday
What president made Easter a holiday?
Easter was declared as a national holiday
