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Waterloo, New York was declared as the birthplace of Memorial Day in Presidential Proclamation 3727 signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 26, 1966. Waterloo was also declared as such by House Concurrent Resolution 587 of the Eighty-ninth Congress.

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What city been proclaimed the official birthplace of Memorial Day?

Waterloo, New York was declared as the birthplace of Memorial Day in Presidential Proclamation 3727 signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 26, 1966. Waterloo was also declared as such by House Concurrent Resolution 587 of the Eighty-ninth Congress.


What city has been proclaimed official birthplace of memorial day?

Waterloo, New York was declared as the birthplace of Memorial Day in Presidential Proclamation 3727 signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 26, 1966. Waterloo was also declared as such by House Concurrent Resolution 587 of the Eighty-ninth Congress.


What city has been proclamied the official birthplace of Memorial Day?

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What city has been proclaimed the official birth place of the Memorial Day?

Waterloo, New York.


What city was the birthplace of the Memorial Day tradition in the United States?

In 1966, Congress and President Lyndon Johnson declared Waterloo, New York as the "birthplace" of Memorial Day. However on May 5, 1868 General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, proclaimed Decoration Day (the original name of Memorial Day.) It was first observed on May 30, 1868 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia when the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers were decorated with flowers.


Which city has been roclaimed the official birthplace of Memorial Day?

columbus the city of love or idk i think it was one in ancient greece or one in the us look it up on google or yahhoo i'm just messing around with yall lol


What city has been proclamed the official birthplace of Memorial Day?

In May 1966 President Lyndon Baines Johnson officially declared Waterloo, New York as the birthplace of Memorial Day. General John Alexander Logan, a US Civil War general and national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic (a fraternal organization of veterans), officially proclaimed Decoration Day on May 5, 1868. It was first observed on May 30,1868 at Arlington National Cemetery when flowers were placed on graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. New York was the first state to recognize the holiday in 1873. After World War I Decoration Day was expanded to honor those killed in all wars in which the United States was involved. The name Memorial Day became the more commonly used name for the holiday but it was not until 1967 that Decoration Day was officially renamed to Memorial Day by federal law.


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