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Description:Reportedly, Logan said that it was most fitting; that the ancients, especially the Greeks, had honored their dead, particularly their heroes, by...

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Description:The holidays included Washington's Birthday (which evolved into Presidents' Day), Veterans Day, and Memorial Day.

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Description:General Logan had been impressed by the way the South honored their dead with a special day and decided the Union needed a similar day.

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Description:According to Professor David Blight of the Yale University History Department, the first memorial day was observed in 1865 by liberated slaves at...

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Description:A parade with thousands of freed blacks and Union soldiers was followed by patriotic singing and a picnic.

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Description:It was observed for the first time on May 30 of the same year; the date was chosen because it was not the anniversary of a battle. The tombs of...