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Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day: honor service members this holiday by displaying some of our favorite decorations on Amazon. We’ve rounded up the sweetest front door wreaths, table ...

In this photo from the Allen County Historical Society, county residents celebrate Decoration Day in the Public Square on May 30, 1888. By 1888, twenty years after America began observing Decoration ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Memorial Day is here. What many consider the beginning of summer was once called Decoration Day — the day when Americans decorated ...

In 1985, Patterson Hood was about to flunk out of the University of North Alabama. He copped a gig writing album reviews for the college’s paper and enjoyed it because labels sent him a free LP every ...

Memorial Day was first observed in 1868 as “Decoration Day.” The Pioneer Cemetery holds 145 Civil War veterans’ graves. Observances are held across Lane County, with one of Oregon’s oldest in Eugene.

The first national observance was shortly after the American Civil War and was then called Decoration Day. Veterans decorated war graves with blooming flowers. FILE - A member of the Army visits ...