When is Memorial Day weekend? Here's when the holiday falls in 2024 and why its celebrated

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 ... Read More

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By Patrick Kingsley A shrub in impoverished Nepal now supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Asia’s ... territory made the Middle East’s new reality undeniable: Clashes are ... Read More

When is Memorial Day in 2024? Everything to know on the date and why we commemorate it

However, for many people, the season unofficially kicks off on the last weekend of May, or Memorial Day. Commemorated on the last Monday in May each year, Memorial Day weekend usually means an ... Read More

When is Memorial Day 2024? Here's what day it fall on this year and why we honor it

Memorial Day is always observed on the last Monday in May, granting many people a three-day weekend and traditionally marking the unofficial start of summer. It was created to honor military ... Read More

Annual SALUTE Memorial Day weekend Walk/Run takes a fun new approach

Planning is underway to bring a new twist to one of the area’s top traditions - the annual SALUTE, INC. Memorial Day Weekend Fundraising Walk/Run. The Palatine-based nonprofit that supports ... Read More

15 Memorial Day activities to commemorate the holiday

Many of us take the opportunity to gather with friends and family over the long Memorial Day weekend. Aside from spending ... of fallen soldiers after World War I. You can create your own poppy ... Read More

What to know about the new Sleepy Hollow before year-round tubing opens Memorial Day weekend

Starting Memorial Day weekend, Des Moines residents will get to sled almost year-round at Sleepy Hollow Sports Park's new record-setting ... tubing hill in the world, according to Polk County ... Read More

Oldham County Aquatic Center expected to reopen Memorial Day weekend

THIS NEW FACILITY WILL HAVE A LAP POOL AND ... The aquatic center is expected to open this Memorial Day weekend. Parks and Recreation is currently hiring for seasonal positions. Read More

Saving the world on the way out: Why some families are opting for a coral memorial instead of a funeral

Coral reef degradation in turn threatens marine ecosystems around the world, as the EPA ... those honors take place that day. On the final day, the Eternal Reef memorial is placed on the ocean ... Read More

Sharp Memorial Hospital among first in the world to use new robot for surgeries

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Sharp Memorial Hospital has become one of the first hospitals in the world and the first in San Diego County to receive and use a new state-of-the-art surgical robot ... Read More

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A shrub in impoverished Nepal now supplies the raw material for the bank notes used in Asia’s most ... Israeli territory made the Middle East’s new reality undeniable: Clashes are getting ... Read More

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ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani high court on Tuesday disposed of a petition filed by Bushra Bibi seeking her transfer to the high-security Adiala jail, where her husband, former prime minister Imran Khan ... Read More