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

Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May to honor fallen U.S. service members. Originally known as Decoration Day, it began as early as 1868 through the Grand Army of the ...

Memorial Day 2025 is right around the corner. The federal holiday honors military members who lost their lives in service and ...

Originally known as Decoration Day, it began as early as 1868 through the Grand Army of the Republic. It differs from Veterans Day, which honors all who have served in the Armed Forces.

It was originally established by Congress in 1888 as Decoration Day, a holiday for federal workers in the District of Columbia and a day for the graves of Civil War veterans to be decorated ...

Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day's history goes back to the Civil War. It was was declared a national holiday by Congress in 1971, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs.