Built by George Washington Parke Custis between 1802 and 1818 to serve as a memorial to his step-grandfather, George Washington, the house is now associated more with the man who married into the ...

Since then, Arlington National Cemetery has hosted ... Originally created in 1868 to honor fallen soldiers of the Civil War, Memorial Day has since expanded to honor all U.S. military personnel ...

By Kerry Meagher, Community Voices Memorial Day! Here in Minnesota, and North Dakota where I grew up, I think we all celebrate Memorial Day as the beginning of summer. For many of us, Memorial Day ...

While many consider Memorial Day to ... those who died serving in the Civil War, according to usmemorialday.org. On the first Decoration Day, 20,000 graves at Arlington Cemetery were decorated ...