The Junior Olympics is USA Gymnasticsâ age-group, developmental program, and these three events feature the countryâs top female gymnasts for Levels 9 and 10.he Junior Olympics is USA Gymnasticsâ age-group, developmental program, and these three events feature the countryâs top female gymnasts for Levels 9 and 10.
Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades.
Follow @TIME. Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, conjuring images of picnics, barbecues or just a lazy day off. But originally the holiday was charged with deeper meaning â and with controversy. The exact origins of Memorial Day are disputed, with at least five towns claiming to have given birth to the holiday sometime near the end of the Civil War.