Memorial Day was originally called “Decoration Day.”

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27/05/2024 5 min Temporada 1
Memorial Day was originally called “Decoration Day.”

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As the American Civil War came to an end in 1865, communities across the U.S. honored fallen soldiers through local ceremonies at burial sites. On May 30, 1868, the first national ceremony of this kind took place on a day that would come to be known as Memorial Day — though at the time, it was called “Decoration Day.”
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