US Edition5 Things to Know About Memorial Day, Including Its Evolution and Controversies
- Memorial Day, observed annually on the last Monday in May since 1971, honors U.S. Military members who died in service, originating from Decoration Day after the Civil War.
- The holiday began after the Civil War’s end in 1865 when Union veterans called to decorate graves on May 30, 1868, although earlier observances date to 1864 and 1866 in Pennsylvania and New York.
- Significant events include an 1865 Charleston parade with up to 10,000 mostly Black participants who dedicated Union graves, and speeches by abolitionist Frederick Douglass raising concerns over forgetting the war’s cause of enslavement.
- The National Moment of Remembrance invites Americans to observe a brief period of silence at 3 p.m., while critics have long expressed concern—dating back to 1869—that Memorial Day’s focus on festivities and ceremonies may overshadow its intended solemn commemoration.
- Today, Memorial Day acts as both a federal tribute to fallen soldiers and an unofficial summer kickoff, reflecting a long evolution from solemn remembrance toward a broader cultural and commercial occasion.
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Today is Memorial Day here in the U.S., And perhaps I'm being a bit sensitive, But I've noticed in recent years how people feel the need on social media to tell us who we honor on this day. My timeline is filled with so many people making a declaration. Do you need this constant reminder? I realize some still don't know the difference between Memorial Day and Veteran's Day. But are the numbers that big? Is this just people being passive-aggressiv
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers. But for people such as Manuel Castañeda Jr., the day is very personal. He lost his father, a U.S. Marine who served in Vietnam, in an accident in 1966 in California while his father was training other Marines. “It …
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