For many, Memorial Day means a cookout, a day at the beach or a surefire three-day weekend. It's widely considered the unofficial start of summer in the U.S. But the federal holiday is a day of ...

a brief history of the holiday and a list of federal holidays in the U.S. Many people confuse Memorial Day with Veterans’ Day, but they’re completely different. “The holiday was created to ...

Archaeologists in St. Augustine discovered what they believe is evidence of a British fort from the 1700’s. President Donald ...

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Before former President Obama proclaimed César Chávez Day a federal commemorative holiday in 2014, the NAACP and other advocacy groups urged him to designate it as a paid federal holiday.

After the Easter holiday season, many workers in Georgia are eagerly awaiting the next day off. Memorial Day is a time to honor and mourn U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the U.S ...

THE King will host a VE Day bash for 50 World War Two veterans at Buckingham Palace on Bank Holiday Monday. Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Kate will attend the tea party — one of ...

Jack Strong peered inside the Vietnam-era V-100 Commando armored car on display Saturday and reflected on the “biggest toy” he drove nearly six decades earlier. He would hop onto the massive 4 ...

Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day as a state holiday, one of only a few states to do so. The holiday is observed on the last Monday of April and commemorates Confederate soldiers who ...

Once again the Manchester Veterans Council will be hosting the annual Memorial Day Parade and wreath laying on May 26 at 2 p.m. The parade will start at Elm and Webster streets, proceed south on ...

But where did Patriots’ Day come from, and how is it celebrated? Here’s what you need to know about the holiday. Patriots' Day was first celebrated in Massachusetts in 1894, proclaimed by Gov.