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Notably, the first National Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, celebration took place on May 30, 1868, at Arlington National Cemetery, where a crowd of 5,000 gathered to decorate the ...
In southeast Washington D.C. is a more-than two-century-old cemetery where members of Congress who died while in office are buried. It's also home to a little-known final resting place for some ...
A "Gay is good" stone marker in Historic Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Congressional Cemetery's executive director, A.J. Orlikoff, says the cemetery is a history lesson.
Jackson City Council member Aaron Banks said, “It’s unfortunate that our politics have gotten to a place where we are moving away from people like Medgar Evers.” Here’s more.
Parents of Murdered Children Must Restart LivesLori O'Meara's son, Nick Shomaker, 15, died of a gunshot wound. Pam Dade and William Smith are not sure how their daughter, Erica Heather, 14, was ...
Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. will hold their annual removal of wreaths, known as Wreaths Out, on Saturday, Jan. 11, beginning ...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Ahead of the Army's 250th anniversary celebration in D.C. Saturday, Arlington National Cemetery is honoring the Army's past, and its own connection to the Army's origins.
Facts Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, contains the remains of more than 400,000 people from the United States and 13 other countries, buried there since the 1860s.
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, contains the remains of more than 400,000 people from the United States and 13 other countries, buried there since the 1860s.
Did you know that hidden away, deep in the oldest sections of Arlington National Cemetery, you can find headstones designed by the iconic jeweler Tiffany & Co.? In today’s episode of “Matt ...
(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery and delivering a thank-you to fallen soldiers and ...
The Department of the Interior is requiring the National Park Service to post signs nationwide by June 13 asking visitors for feedback on any information they feel misrepresents American history.