Memorial Day (Kids_and_Teens/People_and_Society/Holidays_and_Special_Days/Memorial_Day)
up Memorial DayThe last Monday in May is used to celebrate citizens who have served in the American Armed Forces.EntriesMemorial Day History http://www.usmemorialday.org/ Offers the history of this celebrated day and information on U.S. War Memorials. Celebrate Holidays in the U.S.A. - Memorial Day http://stockholm.usembassy.gov/Holidays/celebrate/memorial.html Explores how this holiday began and explains how it is celebrated today. History Channel-Memorial Day http://www.history.com/minisites/memorial/ Read about the Civil War-era origins of the holiday, as well as little-known facts about America's wars. Memorial Day http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/jimerson/memorial.htm Offers history and poetry for the holiday. Patriotism.org: Memorial Day http://www.patriotism.org/memorial_day/ Gives information on how this holiday first came to be. SubcategoriesConfederate Memorial Day A holiday celebrated in some of the southern states of the United States of America dealing with the Civil War. 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