Originally known as Decoration Day, it began as a way to honor Civil War soldiers. For many, Memorial Day means a cookout, a ...

But the federal holiday is a day of remembrance and commemoration for military members who lost their lives in service. Here’s when Memorial Day 2025 is, what it is and a list of federal holidays in ...

Florida legally observes Confederate Memorial Day, along with the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, but these ...

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...

Confederate Memorial Day is a holiday commemorating the Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. The holiday was first declared in Georgia on April 26, 1866 on the first anniversary of the ...

Several states in the south still observe Confederate Memorial Day in April as an official holiday, giving state workers the day off to pay homage to the those died during the Civil War.

The next big holiday sale event is Memorial Day, which takes place on Monday, May 26 this year. As TechRadar's resident deals editor who's covered Memorial Day sales for eight years, I've created ...

Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May each year. It's a permanent federal holiday that commemorates U.S. military personnel who died in service. It is often considered the unofficial ...