Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May each year. It commemorates U.S. military personnel who died in service. Originally known as Decoration Day, it began as a way to honor Civil War ...

TROY, N.Y. — The Troy Memorial Day Parade will be at 1 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 26, announced Mayor Carmella R. Mantello and members of the City of Troy Memorial Day Parade Committee in a ...

In recognition of these fatalities, the U.S. Department of Labor will honor workers whose jobs have claimed their lives during its national Workers Memorial Day program on April 24, 2025, at the ...

Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day as a state holiday, one of only a few states to do so. The holiday is observed on the last Monday of April and commemorates Confederate soldiers who ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Fans can wrap up Memorial Day Weekend with baseball, fireworks and a heartfelt tribute at Victory Field on May 26. The Indianapolis Indians will host a special Memorial Day ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Next week’s Workers Memorial Day ceremony in Champaign will honor two Illinois State Police troopers who lost their lives in the line of duty. Troopers Corey Thompsen ...

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(WJAR) — Roger Williams Park Zoo announced it will be opening a brand-new penguin exhibit on Memorial Day weekend. According to zoo officials, they are welcoming a dozen Humboldt penguins.

Virginia Square’s newly renovated American Legion Post 139 plans to host its first-ever veterans art exhibit over Memorial Day weekend. Highlighting art by Northern Virginia veterans ...