Memorial Day may be the unofficial start of summer, but it is also time set aside to remember this country’s fallen soldiers.

The first Memorial Day tribute was created by newly freed Black Americans in 1865, though racists have tried to erase them ...

Although Memorial Day now commemorates those who died in all wars, it began when Black people commemorated the Civil War in ...

On May 26, 1900, the Geneva Daily Times told its readers the Union veterans would not parade on Memorial Day. The local ...

Illinois shaped Memorial Day with Alton’s historic parade and the tragic 1937 Chicago Memorial Day Massacre, honoring ...

One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

It’s the gateway to summer and the fashion maven’s first chance to wear white shoes, but Memorial Day weekend is first and foremost a solemn recognition of the men and women who sacrificed ...

Several Memorial Day ceremonies are scheduled this year across metro Atlanta and North Georgia, offering opportunities for communities to come together and honor fallen service members.

Memorial Day parades are being held in D.C., Rockville and Falls Church. Here's what to know. By Joseph Olmo, News4 reporter and NBC Washington Staff • Published May 26, 2025 • Updated on May ...

While many American towns claim to have held the earliest celebrations of the holiday, U.S. officials declared Waterloo, New York the "birthplace" of Memorial Day. Historians say residents closed ...

Memorial Day is May 26. This is a federal holiday to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Ceremonies are held and people visit cemeteries to decorate graves with ...

David Blight, a Yale history professor, points to May 1, 1865, when as many as 10,000 people, many of them Black, held a parade ... essentially become “white Memorial Day,” especially after ...