On the first Decoration Day, 20,000 graves at Arlington Cemetery were decorated, and future President James Garfield gave a speech, the History Channel reports. Following World War I ...

Memorial Day is also a popular time for friends and family to get together over barbecue, hop in the pool and listen to some summer music. Those looking to pick up some last-minut ...

Grilling some burgers and having a brew on Memorial Day is cool, but do you know the history of this holiday? While you're enjoying the day off, take some time to understand why today is a holiday.

After nearly a year of anticipation, NASCAR Cup Series star Kyle Larson will attempt to make history once again on Memorial Day Weekend ... Big Ten Network, Golf Channel, NBA TV, NHL Network ...

The holiday also evolved alongside baseball and the automobile, the five-day work week and summer vacation, according to the 2002 book “A History of Memorial Day: Unity, Discord and the Pursuit ...

George Patton is one of the most famous war generals in American history — and now Fox Nation ... who stormed the beaches of Normandy during D-Day. Fox News' Brian Kilmeade hosts this series ...

Memorial Day, one of the United States' first federal holidays in several months, is almost here. For many, it marks the unofficial start of summer as pools and outdoor activities open up ...

Here’s when Memorial Day 2025 is, a brief history of the holiday and a list of federal holidays in the U.S. Many people confuse Memorial Day with Veterans’ Day, but they’re completely different.

the History Channel reports. In 1968 when Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act – to give federal employees more three-day weekends throughout the year – Memorial Day moved to the ...