Grilling some burgers and having a brew on Memorial Day is cool, but do you know the history of this holiday? While you're enjoying the day off, take some time to understand why today is a holiday.

Editors note: This post originally ran in 2013 and has been updated. You can read the original post here. We celebrate Memorial Day with food, festivities, and perhaps even a day at the beach, on the ...

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 ...

While many Americans consider Memorial Day to be the unofficial kickoff to summer, the holiday is about much more than barbecues or big sales. Historian Kenneth C. Davis, author of The New York Times ...

In our history as a nation we have lost many good servicemen and servicewomen. I, and many of you, have personally lost precious loved ones to the necessary cost of our freedom. Their day of ...

Jim Podein does just about the same thing every Memorial Day. The U.S. Army veteran heads to Linn Grove Cemetery from his west Greeley home and parks toward the northeast corner — giving himself ...

Families across the Pittsburgh area celebrated Memorial Day, remembering those who served our country. The largest parade in southwestern Pennsylvania occurred in the South Hills, where organizers ...