In a landmark decision, President John Dramani Mahama has approved a site for the establishment of a permanent genocide memorial monument in Accra to honour the victims of the 1994 Genocide Against ...

IHRA urges global action to defend Holocaust remembrance amid rising antisemitism, survivor threats, and historical ...

The following is part of a series of reports by the Kyiv Independent about the memorialization of Ukraine’s fallen soldiers and civilians. Every nation-defining event in Ukraine's nearly 35 years of ...

WASHINGTON – America’s Memorial Day holiday grew out of a desire to remember the sacrifices of soldiers killed in the Civil War into today’s national holiday of remembrance. Memorial Day in ...

Memorial Day is a day to remember and honor the men and women who have been killed in U.S. wars throughout history. While Veteran's Day commemorates and celebrates all of those who have severed in ...

Memorial Day was officially established as a federal holiday in 1971, but the tradition of honoring fallen soldiers began over a century prior. Originally deemed Decoration Day, the first Memorial ...

Memorial Day traces its roots to the Civil War, when families decorated graves — North and South — bound by grief and shared humanity. More than 150 years later, we still honor that call.

The establishment of a National Moment of Remembrance, observed at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day, represents a modern effort to unify national observance and reclaim the holiday's sacred ...

The American Legion — a war veterans group based in Indianapolis, Indiana — promotes National Poppy Day, held the Friday before Memorial Day, to raise awareness for the holiday, the last ...

Thousands of people headed to the Boston Common to see over 37,000 flags flapping in remembrance on Memorial Day. "It's very important. We must never forget those who fought for our freedom ...