Memorial Day
Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day. It was a day set aside to honor those killed in the Civil War. It was first observed on May 30, 1868. After World War I, people began commemorating all the fallen heros of every war. Then in 1971, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday that would land on the last Monday of May. At the same time, they decided to make November 11 a national holiday to celebrate war veterans, which we call Veteran’s Day.
Read more about Memorial Day on the History Channel’s Web site.
