11+ hour, 34+ min ago  (820+ words) Memorial Day is a U. S. holiday that is officially about mourning the nation's fallen service members, but it has come to signal the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of travel, as well as discounts on anything from mattresses…...

3+ hour, 51+ min ago  (971+ words) Memorial Day asks Americans to remember men and women who gave everything for our country, including some whose wars have slipped from common memory. The Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848 rarely receives the attention given to the other major conflicts the…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (274+ words) Home " News " The Black Roots of Memorial Day: The Powerful Story America Often Forgets The earliest recorded Memorial Day-style commemoration in the United States took place on May 1, 1865, in Charleston, South Carolina " organized and led by newly freed Black residents....

8+ hour, 40+ min ago  (32+ words) Two Arizona veterans talk about how Memorial Day is meant to remember those who have died while in the service of their country. Arizona veterans talk about the meaning of Memorial Day...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago  (41+ words) The Greatest News Site On The Internet. Home of CFP Nation. Highlight from Arlington National Cemetery. Posted by Kane on May 25, 2026 11: 12 am...

18+ hour, 51+ min ago  (786+ words) CORVALLIS, Mont. " Corvallis American Legion Post 91 will host its 106th annual Memorial Day Parade down Main Street Monday morning. The parade starts at 10 a. m. Its Grand marshal is an Army veteran who has spent years helping make the parade one of Montana's…...

11+ hour, 42+ min ago  (841+ words) Home " Political News " Camp Stanton: A Slice of Civil War History by the Side of the Road Civil War history and heroic sacrifice will be commemorated this Memorial Day at famed battlefields like Gettysburg, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. But history…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago  (829+ words) Eugene and Linda Lamie, of Homerville, Ga. , sit by the grave of their son U. S. Army Sgt. Gene Lamie in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2023, in Arlington, Va. Credit: AP/Alex Brandon Memorial Day is a…...

18+ hour, 8+ min ago  (45+ words) Visiting the site where Bob and Kathy Kucaba's father " Anton Kucaba, a World War II veteran and Bronze Star recipient " is buried alongside his father, mother and great-aunt at Bohemian National Cemetery is a Memorial Day tradition the family has…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (131+ words) In 1856, a slave-owning representative from South Carolina used a cane to attack and beat Massachusetts Sen. Charles Sumner, who was vehemently opposed to slavery and spoke out against it. In the 1850s, the U. S. Congress was bitterly divided over the issue of…...