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Since 1971, Americans have observed Memorial Day as a legal federal holiday occurring on the last Monday of May. Commonly known as the unofficial start of summer, it is part of a three-day weekend filled with cookouts, travel and concerts and, most important, ceremonies honoring the nation's war dead.
The Memorial Day holiday, originally called Decoration Day, is credited to an Illinoisan, John Alexander Logan, but a Georgia woman, Mary Ann Williams, was the documented inspiration for the modern
Cities and towns across America have long claimed to be the holiday’s birthplace, but here's the story of how this holiday came into being.
We have sifted through the myths and half-truths and uncovered the authentic story of how the Memorial Day holiday came into being.
In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped spread it across the entire country.The holiday was Memorial Day, an annual commemoration that was born in the former...