From George Washington to Robert E. Lee, Arlington's history is as complicated as our own. Here's how it became the hallowed ...

On May 26, 1900, the Geneva Daily Times told its readers the Union veterans would not parade on Memorial Day. The local ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, ...

USA, — Memorial Day stands as America's most significant annual observance dedicated to honoring fallen military personnel.

As we mark Memorial Day, here are some things to know about our national cemetery ... of the Union or Confederate armies, lobbied for and won the right to be buried at Arlington.

Spanning some 639 acres overlooking the Potomac River across from Washington, D.C., Arlington is the final resting place of more than 400,000 service men and women and their dependents.

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen troops. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of ...

The first national recognition of the day occurred in 1870 at Arlington National Cemetery, honoring both United States and ...

The grounds were confiscated from the family of Confederate General ... The first national recognition of Memorial Day happened at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868. It was then known as ...