Curious when Day of the Dead is and why it matters? Learn the meaning behind this uniquely festive Latin American tradition.

The Decoration Day program will be held in the shadow of Iowa’s first Civil War monument. It was built to honor 15 soldiers from the area who died in the war.

Logan issued the "Memorial Day Act." In a significant early event, Black freedmen and White allies in Charleston, S.C., honored Union dead on May 1, 1865. This gathering, held at the "Martyrs of the ...

It's the hottest day of the year in Chicago in The Chi season 7 episode 6, and the blackout makes things even worse for the ...

The first observance of Decoration Day honored soldiers who died in the ... many in the South where the bulk of the war dead were buried, have been linked to the origins of Memorial Day.

Americans must not forget that this was why the dead had laid down their lives in numbers no one had anticipated or could even have imagined. Decoration Day honored those who had fought for the ...

Muslims will soon welcome a new lunar year in what's known as the Hijri calendar. The Hijri New Year, beginning on the first ...

James A. Garfield, May 30, 1868, Arlington National Cemetery Originally called Decoration Day, from the early tradition of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths and flags, Memorial Day is a day ...