The city of Dallas on Monday honored four of its police officers and a DART officer who were slain during an ambush in ...

Memorial Day, which takes place on the last Monday in May, is a United States federal holiday dedicated to those who died while working for the U.S. military. Here's everything to know about ...

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.

Memorial Day vs. Veterans Day Gold Star wife Krista Simpson Anderson, who lost her husband, Army Staff Sgt. Michael Harrison Simpson, in Afghanistan in 2013, said, "I get upset when people scold ...

Millions of Americans on Memorial Day weekend will kick back and relax — and many will travel. Yet the holiday offers a chance for the solemn remembrance of those who served our country and who ...

Memorial Day services in Olyphant were observed at the Raymond Henry American Legion Post 327 on Willow Street, followed by ...

Memorial Day, always celebrated on the last Monday in May, is a federal holiday and "is the nation's foremost annual day to mourn and honor its deceased service men and women," the website added.

Read CNN’s Memorial Day Fast Facts to learn more about the day honoring American soldiers who died serving in wars. Observed on the last Monday in May.

For as long as Memorial Day in the United States has been the widely acknowledged unofficial start of the summer season, Americans have been complaining that the holiday isn’t celebrated the way ...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day was established in 2005 according to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, and is observed on January 27 each year.It corresponds with the same ...