The same law also declared Memorial Day a federal holiday. But in 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which established Memorial Day as the last Monday in May in order to create a three-day weekend for federal employees. But during World War I the United States found itself embroiled in another major conflict, and the holiday evolved to commemorate American military personnel who died in all wars, including World War II, The Vietnam War, The Korean War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.įor decades, Memorial Day continued to be observed on May 30, the date General Logan had selected for the first Decoration Day. And all of them are one of a kind custom designs you can’t get elsewhere in normal stores. Memorial Day, as Decoration Day gradually came to be known, originally honored only those lost while fighting in the Civil War. We also offer tees, hoodies, sweaters, canvas, posters accessories, and more on our website. Southern states, on the other hand, continued to honor the dead on separate days until after World War I.
Many Northern states held similar commemorative events and reprised the tradition in subsequent years by 1890 each one had made Decoration Day an official state holiday.
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