On the occasion of the remembrance day of a key Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) idelogue, Balasaheb Apte, RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale spoke about Apte's contributions to the RSS and ...

Memorial Day always falls on the last Monday of May. This year, Memorial Day is May 27. When does summer start? Mark your calendars for the longest day of the year in 2024.

Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day and commemorates those who died serving the United States. Though the holiday's origins are not exact, it did start after the Civil War.

The National Moment of Remembrance Act, which was adopted in December 2000, encourages every citizen to pause each Memorial Day at 3 p.m. local time to remember the brave men and women who died in ...

Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of retail discounts.

Its temporary relocation: In 1968, the same congressional act that established Memorial Day moved Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October every year. That law took effect in 1971; just four ...