It's late August and we've already had six federal holidays in 2025, including New Year's Day (Jan. 1), Martin Luther King Jr ...

Memorial Day's history begins after the Civil War. It became a federal holiday in 1971 and is marked with cemetery visits, parades and ceremonies.

The holiday has been observed on the last Monday of May since 1971, when the Uniform Monday Holiday Act was enacted. Prior to this act, Memorial Day was observed on May 30 of every year.

Yes, Memorial Day is both a Federal and state holiday, and workers typically get the day off. It became an official federal holiday in 1971 through an act of Congress.

I will admit that the last thing you probably want to do on Memorial Day is sit on the couch and watch 12 hours of sports when you could be golfing, grilling, fishing, or engaging in some exercise ...

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Labor Day is often associated with the end of summer and furniture sales. And sometimes, it's confused for Memorial Day.

With Memorial Day quickly approaching, cemeteries across the country are preparing for the holiday. For some locally, they begin getting ready months in advance. “We start way back in March ...

4. James Bond, Rambo and Richard Pryor (Memorial Day 1985) What this year’s holiday weekend lacked in quality, it made up for in quantity.

This year, Memorial Day will be marked on May 26. Until 1971, Memorial Day was always marked on May 30. That year, Congress established Memorial Day as a federal holiday on the last Monday in May.