memorial day was declared a national holiday in 1868.
memorial day was declared a national holiday in 1868.
when was memorial day declared a national holiday?
1868
the name "memorial day", which was first attested in 1882, gradually became more common than "decoration day" after world war ii but was not declared the official name by federal law until 1967. on june 28, 1968, congress passed the uniform monday holiday act, which moved four holidays, including memorial day, from their traditional dates to a specified monday in order to create a convenient three-day weekend. the change moved memorial day from its traditional may 30 date to the last monday in may. the law took effect at the federal level in 1971. after some initial confusion and unwillingness to comply, all 50 states adopted congress's change of date within a few years.
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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)