Memorial Day 2023 is on Monday, May 29, a day honoring in the United States those who died serving in the American military.
Memorial Day was celebrated on May 30th up to 1971 when the National Holiday Act of 1971, designated the last Monday in May to be the Federal holiday. Since the late 1950s, on the Thursday before Memorial Day, the 1,200 soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry place small American flags at...
National Pet Memorial Day is not the only holiday in honor of our lost pets. Here are some other pet memorial days: World Pet Memorial Day:Celebrated on the second Tuesday in June, this is the day for people all over the world to remember their lost pets. Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day:...
Memorial Day is still celebrated with civilian, state-run and federal decoration initiatives where flowers and American flags are planted on gravesites for veterans who lost their lives in the line of duty. Parades and military events are also held to commemorate these fallen soldiers. Is the Pos...
In other former Soviet republics, May 9th is dedicated to those who lost their lives in the second world war. That is why this holiday takes place on this day, but the scope of the memorial is wider than just the world war. In Uzbekistan, this holiday is celebrated in honour of the ...
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The date for this holiday was chosen by Elizabeth Rutherford Ellis, who selectedApril 26thas the day on which the holiday should be celebrated. This day was chosen because it was the anniversary of Confederate General Johnston’s surrender to Major General Sherman. ...
December 13, 2024 Enterprise Bank Celebrates its Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging The Multicultural Alliance and Working Parent Resource Group, Enterprise Bank’s first employee resource groups, recently celebrated their 10-year anniversaries in a joint celebration. Read More Pers...
Memorial Day is being celebrated on Monday, May 29th as we recognize the sacrifices of our nation's servicemen and women. It started as a day to decorate the graves of fallen Civil War soldiers in the south and since then, many states adopted May 30th as Decoration Day to commemorate all...
In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America’s fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May.