Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the last Monday in May arrives, communities across the United States come together to commemorate Memorial Day, an occasion to ...

While Memorial Day was this past Monday, today marks what was once an important, similar holiday known as Decoration Day and it’s still being honored in northeast Iowa. The Bay Church and Cemetery ...

Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May to honor fallen U.S. service members. Originally known as Decoration Day, it began as early as 1868 through the Grand Army of the ...

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - In just a few weeks, The Gullah Traveling Theater will be premiering the “Decoration Day” musical at the 40th Annual Original Gullah Festival in Beaufort. Decoration Day is an ...

At half-past one on a sunny Sunday afternoon, May 30, 1869, the tolling of the bell in the old Market Hall alerted a large and growing crowd of Syracusans to the commencement of the city’s first ...

While many consider Memorial Day to be the unofficial start of summer, the holiday is more than just backyard barbecues and beach trips. In the U.S., there are several holidays and observances that ...

Earlier this summer at the Winningham family cemetery in Pickett County, Tennessee, Carolyn Massiongale conducted a master class for her three granddaughters. The tools at hand were a garden hoe, rake ...

Memorial Day was first observed in 1868 as “Decoration Day.” The Pioneer Cemetery holds 145 Civil War veterans’ graves. Observances are held across Lane County, with one of Oregon’s oldest in Eugene.