Memorial Day, a federal holiday held the last Monday in May, is recognized this year on Monday, May 26. Most local and ...

One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

Memorial Day has arrived in the United States, with Americans asked to pause and pay tribute to those who fought and died for ...

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

President Donald Trump marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National ...

They were both national proclamations establishing a day of prayer. The fall observance was first established by President Abraham Lincoln as the official Thanksgiving holiday in 1863 ...

After a five-year absence, the Blessing of the Fleet will return Sunday. The ceremony, sponsored by the Women of Fishing ...

Read full article: Edgewood ISD students given scholarships at Memorial Day ceremony find new meaning in holiday Get ready ... the midday Sunday blessing the pope delivers from a window ...