Memorial Day is a federal holiday that honors those who died in U.S. military service. Memorial Day has its origins from the time of the Civil War, when people began laying flowers on the graves of ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that’s 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 ...

Memorial Day is almost here, which means the summer season has unofficially begun. Formerly known as "Decoration Day," the holiday seeks to commemorate those who died while serving in the U.S.