The first official Memorial Day observance was May 30, 1868 — just three years after the Civil War ended. On what was called ...

The Civil War led to separate celebrations of Union and Confederate fallen in the North and South ... fraternal feelings which have bound together the soldiers, sailors and marines who united to ...

Senator Derrick T. Simmons argues that Confederate Memorial Day is racist and celebrates a government committed to denying basic human rights. The Confederacy's cause was rooted in preserving ...

Confederate Memorial Day is observed in South Carolina, as well as a few other states. The holiday commemorates Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. Observances include battle re ...

Comments piled up like a car crash, showing divisions that remain to this day. “It’s for Confederate Memorial Day, which they conveniently don’t mention.” “Lexington out here making sure ...

I spend part of Memorial Day at an annual ceremony in Alexandria honoring city residents killed or missing in Vietnam. I get ...

The Augusta County Sheriff's Office said a local man has been missing for days but his vehicle has been found on Shenandoah Mountain. In a press release, the missing man was listed as Scott W.

Two Marines were killed and one critically injured in a car accident near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, while following a Border Patrol vehicle. The accident report cited "driver inattention ...

Ralph Northam offering to take in the Confederate general. He's open to Jefferson Davis, too; anything that could bring in tourism dollars to help the town pay for upgrades to a century-old water ...

Graphic from the County of Lexington Facebook page Lexington County, one of the state’s largest counties, is one of eight in South Carolina recognizing Confederate Memorial Day in 2025.

More than a year after five U.S. Marines were killed when a helicopter crashed into a Southern California mountain range, investigators say the cause of the mishap ...

During debate, language was added to the bill that would specifically allow the Confederate flag be flown, while also forbidding the Pride flag in front of or in government buildings. The bill ...