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Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo

Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo

Federal holiday in the United States
🗓️ 5 May 1866

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. It is also considered to be the unofficial beginning of summer.

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