Know about Memorial Day from Kashish of Himachal Pradesh.
Child writer Kashish.
In 1968, the Uniform Monday Holiday Act was passed by Congress. So that Memorial Day could be established as the last Monday of May.
Which created a three-day weekend for employees.
In 1973, New York became the first state to designate Memorial Day as a statutory holiday on the last Monday of May.
India also celebrates Memorial Day in memory of its heroes. The National War Memorial or War Memorial is a memorial built by the Government of India to honor its armed forces in the vicinity of India Gate in New Delhi.
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi dedicated the National War Memorial built on 44 acres near India Gate to the nation on February 25, 2019.
In 1960, the armed forces first proposed a National War Memorial.
Memorial Day is originally known as Decoration Day.
It is a holiday in the United States to honor and mourn those American military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. From 1868 to 1970 it was celebrated on May 30. Since 1971 it is celebrated on the last Monday of May.
In the year 2024, National Memorial Day will be celebrated on May 27.
The first national celebration of Memorial Day took place on May 30, 1868. It was then known as Decoration Day. Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic John A. Logan declared this holiday in honor of the Union soldiers who died in the Battle of the Bulge.
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