From the Archives heads to Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery today for this photo of the Memorial Day ceremony in 1965. Memorial Day, first called Decoration Day, has its origins in the Civil War ...

Memorial Day, always celebrated on the last Monday in May, is a federal holiday and "is the nation's foremost annual day to mourn and honor its deceased service men and women," the website added.

Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day's history goes back to the Civil War. It was was declared a national holiday by Congress in 1971, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs.

In 1967, Congress changed it to Memorial Day. Its history dates back to 1868, when General John A. Logan created Decoration Day to decorate the graves of those killed in the Civil War.

Finding the words “Decoration Day” on old postcards is a rare treat as well, with some concentrating on the Civil War. After World War I, Decoration Day was replaced with Memorial Day to honor ...