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What is Memorial Day? The true meaning of why we celebrate the federal holiday
USA Today· 1 day agoFor many Americans, Memorial Day is more than a long weekend and an unofficial start to the summer...
Decoration Day in Syracuse: The evolution of Memorial Day
The Post-Standard· 1 day agoThe national observance of Decoration Day - which became known as Memorial Day afterAmerica’s...
Don’t Cede Historic American Symbols to Bad Actors
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoIn the office where I write this hangs a large version of the Gadsden flag—the contemporary “No ...
Learn about the Erie Civil War veterans who were the first soldiers' home residents
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"Geo. Blythe, an inmate of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home, was before Alderman McMahon this...
Politics roiled a community. It worked to rebuild trust with trash and flowers.
The Christian Science Monitor· 2 days agoWhen the culture wars erupted in two small towns in the Pacific Northwest, citizens formed an...
Beneath the Colors: Conserving Michigan’s Battle Flags
WILX 10 Lansing· 1 day agoOne of those men was a goods store clerk, the son of an outspoken abolitionist who joined the Third...
On this day in history, May 23, 1900, Sgt. William H. Carney receives Medal of Honor
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOn this day in history, Sgt. William Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor — the first...
Memorial Day
The Herald-News· 24 hours agoMemorial Day is a United States federal holiday which is observed on the last Monday of May, and honors U.S. men and women who died while in military...
Civil War unit, often called Schuylkill Regiment, focus of presentation in Orwigsburg
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoORWIGSBURG — Civil War historian Ben Varner discussed the explosive history of the 48th Pennsylvania Regiment recently at the ...
It's a Jeep thing: Local enthusiasts gather at Battle of Aiken park for Jeep Invasion
The Post and Courier· 6 days agoThis is what Jennifer Pearson, a Jeep owner of three years, said on the morning of the Jeep Invasion...
