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Why we celebrate Memorial Day
Daily Montanan via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThis history of Memorial Day was taken from the National Cemetery Administration of the Veterans Affairs, which cares ...
Politics roiled a community. It worked to rebuild trust with trash and flowers.
The Christian Science Monitor· 7 days agoWhen the culture wars erupted in two small towns in the Pacific Northwest, citizens formed an...
Bangor’s war memorials can teach us about those who died in the line of duty
Bangor Daily News· 4 days agoHope Cemetery, including many who died in combat, such as Maj. Stephen Decatur Carpenter, a Bangor...
On this day in history, May 30, 1868, first Decoration Day is held in remembrance of those lost in...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe first Decoration Day was held on this day in history, May 30, 1868, as a precursor to Memorial...
SCOTUS’s South Carolina Gerrymandering Decision Is More Proof They Don’t Make Justices Like They...
Esquire· 3 days agoIn the middle of his senior year at Harvard, a handsome fellow walked off campus and signed up for...
What is Memorial Day? The true meaning of why we celebrate the federal holiday
USA Today· 6 days agoFor many Americans, Memorial Day is more than a long weekend and an unofficial start to the summer...
Kali Holloway, Independent Media Institute
The Raw Story· 1 day agoLost Causers — plenty of whom exist today, their sheer numbers a reflection of the UDC’s effectiveness — argue that Confederate ...
When is Juneteenth? Here’s why and how the holiday is celebrated
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoResearch Service. More than half of the states now recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday, according to the Pew Research ...
Beneath the Colors: Conserving Michigan’s Battle Flags
WILX 10 Lansing· 6 days agoOne of those men was a goods store clerk, the son of an outspoken abolitionist who joined the Third...
30 Memorial Day Trivia Questions and Answers to Quiz Your Family
Parade via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAnswer: World War I (Bonus points if you also named the battle: the Second Battle of Ypres) Question...