memorial day became a holiday honoring the american dead from all wars by the 20th century.
memorial day became a holiday honoring the american dead from all wars by the 20th century.
when did memorial day become a holiday honoring the american dead from all wars?
by the 20th century
most of the war dead are buried at arlington national cemetery and other national cemeteries near the battle zones. memorial day (or "decoration day") originated shortly after the american civil war to commemorate the union and confederate soldiers who died in the civil war. the confederates set up a different day at first but then merged it into the national holiday. by the 20th century, memorial day had been extended to honor all americans who have died while in the military service.









































section::::lost cause of the confederacy.
commemoration of the american civil war
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memorial day is an american holiday.









































memorial day may also refer to:









































section::::commemorative days.









































bullet::::- memorial day (china)









































bullet::::- memorial day (newfoundland and labrador)









































bullet::::- memorial day (south korea)









































bullet::::- memorial day (ukraine)









































bullet::::- confederate memorial day, an observance in the southern u.s. that began in 1866









































bullet::::- armenian genocide remembrance day, also known as armenian memorial day









































bullet::::- yom hazikaron, israel's official memorial day









































bullet::::- the remembrance day/veterans day, two wwi memorial days that fall on exactly the same date, november 11.









































section::::film.









































bullet::::- "memorial day" (1983 film)









































bullet::::- "memorial day" (1998 film), starring stephanie niznik
memorial day (disambiguation)