Originally known as Decoration Day, it began as a way to honor Civil War soldiers. For many, Memorial Day means a cookout, a ...

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...

But the federal holiday is a day of remembrance and commemoration for military members who lost their lives in service. Here’s when Memorial Day 2025 is, what it is and a list of federal holidays in ...

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

What to know Confederate Memorial Day was created in Georgia on April 26, 1866. It honored the deaths of Confederate soldiers on the first anniversary of the day that Confederate Gen. Joseph ...