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Memorial Day 2014
- 2. Memorial Day was a response to the carnage of the Civil War after some
620,00 soldiers dies
- 7. Memorial Day honours any American soldier that has fallen in any war.
- 8. Memorial Day is a national holiday and is
celebrated on the last Monday in May.
- 3. Waterloo NY won congressional recognition
as the "birthplace of Memorial Day
- 9. Memorial Day became a federal holiday in 1971
- 6. In 2000, Congress established a National Moment of Remembrance,
which asks Americans to pause for one minute at 3pm in an act of
national unity.
- 1. Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day
- 4. Red poppies are known as a
symbol of remembrance and it's
tradition to wear them to honor those
who died in war.
- 5. It is customary on Memorial Day to fly the flag at
half staff until noon, and then raise it to the top of the
staff until sunset.
- 10. 220,000 American flags are placed at each of the
headstones at Arlington Cemeery
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