Memorial Day

In 1962 Memorial Day was still officially known as Decoration Day and it was observed on Wednesday, May 30. It was observed on May 30th every year from 1868 to 1971. The name of the holiday was officially changed to Memorial Day in 1966. Memorial Day did not become one of the Monday three-day holidays until the Uniform Monday Holiday Act went into effect on January 1, 1971.

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Yes, UTC Mall is typically open on Memorial Day, but hours may vary by store. It's best to check the mall's official website or contact them directly for specific operating hours on that day.

All states in the United States observe Memorial Day, but some do so with varying degrees of recognition or different names. However, states like Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina also have their own specific commemorative days dedicated to honoring Confederate soldiers, which can overshadow Memorial Day celebrations. While they officially recognize the holiday, these alternative observances may affect how Memorial Day is celebrated in those states.

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Memorial Day is celebrated to remember ALL members of the military who have given their lives for their country.

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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Memorial Day in the USA is for honoring the dead military only

Yes it is. No you just have to pay them overtime Places like McDonald's don't pay overtime. If you work less than 40 hrs a week there is no overtime.

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Waterloo, New York was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day (originally called Decoration Day) by President Lyndon Banes Johnson in May 1966.

In December of 2000 the US Congress passed & the President signed into law "The National Moment of Remembrance Act," (P.L. 106-579)

It created the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance in order to "encourage the people of the United States to give something back to their country, which provides them so much freedom and opportunity"

You have to respect the idea that they have the right not to salute the flag. There are times the reason is political and in others it is religious. Ask them why in a respectful way why they aren't. You may be surprised at the answer. This is the beauty of living in a country where people have individual rights without the fear of arrest or retaliation.

\Memorial Day ws adopted as an official holiday on a state-by-state basis, and was an official holiday in most states of the union by 1890. It began after the Civil War, and was originally known as "Decoration Day". "Memorial Day" started to be used more in the early years of the 20th century, and by the post WW II years, it was universally known as Memorial Day.

Yes, Wal Mart is open on Memorial Day. Most locations are also open 24 hours a day and on many US holidays. Christmas is the one day a year the store closes its doors for business.

Memorial Day always falls on the last Monday of May.
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday which occurs every year on the final Monday of May. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces

Yes. That old rule about no white before Memorial Day has fallen into disuse years ago.

There are many places that claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day (originally called Decoration Day.) And there are many dates as well. But it was in May 1966 that President Lyndon Baines Johnson officially proclaimed Waterloo, New York as the official birthplace of Memorial Day.