On this day in 1868, the first major Memorial Day observance is held (known to many at the time as "Decoration Day"), with mourners honoring the Civil War dead by decorating their graves with flowers. | We Are The Mighty
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On this day in 1868, the first major Memorial Day observance is held (known to many at the time as "Decoration Day"), with mourners honoring the Civil War dead by decorating their graves with flowers. | We Are The Mighty
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