Memorial Day's history begins after the Civil War. It became a federal holiday in 1971 and is marked with cemetery visits, ...

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he wants to rename Veterans Day, a federal holiday on November 11, to “Victory Day ...

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...

Kentucky and Tennessee honor the dead from the Civil War on June 3 and Tennessee calls it Confederate Decoration Day. A bill was introduced in Mississippi in 2023 to drop Confederate Memorial Day ...

President Trump wants to rename the federal observance of Veterans Day "Victory Day for World War I Day" and add a new ...

the most prestigious American military decoration, given only to those who stand out for exceptional acts of selfless valor. Dr. Appel had made doing Murph every year a personal Memorial Day ...

The crown jewel here is the 1901 C.W. Parker Carousel—a National Historic Landmark that spins with particular joy during ...