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Hundreds of towns and cities across America host local parades to celebrate Memorial Day. If you happen to be in Washington, D.C., check out the National Memorial Day Parade, the nation's largest.
The march and all-day rally on the Mall culminated a week of protests throughout the city, including a "March Against Death" from Arlington National Cemetery past the White House to the U.S. Capitol led by pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock and the Rev. William Sloane Coffin of Yale. 1970 – April 4 Victory March
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) [1] is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. [2] [3] It is observed on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial beginning of summer in the ...
The National Memorial Day Concert is a free annual concert performed on the west lawn of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., in commemoration of Memorial Day from 1989-2019 and in 2022.
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The event is organized in coordination with the City of Chicago, its agencies and departments. [1] In 2020 the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [2] In 2021, the ride was moved from the Sunday before Memorial Day to the Sunday before Labor Day, [3] and has since made the move permanent. [4]
What to watch on the Democratic National Convention's third day in Chicago. FARNOUSH AMIRI. August 21, 2024 at 11:20 AM. CHICAGO (AP) ... USA TODAY Sports.
In 2018 a documentary about the event's history, DC Black Pride: Answering the Call, was premiered over Memorial Day weekend. [12] The event was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it returned in-person in 2022. [13]