Summer is coming: Get your shades, grab a drink and head to the pool this Memorial Day. While many people associate Memorial Day with fun in the sun and a day off work, the holiday, originally called ...

When Is Memorial Day 2025? This year, Memorial Day falls on May 26, 2025. Memorial Day is always the last Monday in May. Is Memorial Day the Same Day Each Year? No. Memorial Day always falls on the ...

Amid the barbecuing, beach trips, blockbuster movie releases and other unofficial-start-of-summer hoopla, it can be easy to forget what Memorial Day is actually all about. Observed on the last Monday ...

On this day in history, May 30, 1868, the first Decoration Day — a precursor to Memorial Day — was celebrated. Originally known as Decoration Day, from early traditions of decorating graves with flags ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Memorial Day did not always mean a day off from work or even a holiday at all. “It was seen as honoring the men who had saved the Union,” said Dr. James Marten, Professor ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend ...

Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start of summer as school kids are on break and family’s plan the annual vacation and other summertime activities. Officially, Memorial Day honors Americans ...

Memorial Day's connection to Charleston was the focal point of a Saturday talk by author and historian Wayne O'Bryant, a guest speaker at the Center for African American History, Art and Culture. The ...

Once observed on May 30, Memorial Day became a federal holiday in 1971 and is now marked on the last Monday of May. Originally set aside to honor America’s fallen military heroes, the day has evolved ...