[DOC] [TLE] The First Official Memorial Day - America's Story from America's ... [PAR] The First Official Memorial Day May 30, 1868 ... The national observance of 
Memorial Day still takes place there today, with the ... The holiday has changed a 
bit since it first began, which some argue was even earlier than Logan's 
dedication. [DOC] [TLE] The First Official Memorial Day - America's Story from America's ... [PAR] May 30, 1868 ... In 1868, Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the grand Army 
of the Republic ... Where do you suppose that first Memorial Day took place? [DOC] [TLE] Today in History - May 30 | Library of Congress [PAR] The first national celebration of the holiday took place May 30, 1868, at Arlington 
National Cemetery, where both Confederate and Union soldiers were buried. [DOC] [TLE] Memorial Day - Holidays - HISTORY.com [PAR] Early Observances of Memorial Day ... Each year on Memorial Day a national 
moment of remembrance takes place at 3:00 ... The 30th of May, 1868, is 
designated for the purpose of strewing with ... For decades, Memorial Day 
continued to be observed on May 30, the date Logan had selected for the first 
Decoration Day. [DOC] [TLE] Civil War dead honored on Decoration Day - May 30, 1868 ... [PAR] On this day in History, Civil War dead honored on Decoration Day on May 30, 
1868. ... the first major Memorial Day observance is held to honor those who died 
in ... The 1868 celebration was inspired by local observances that had taken 
place in ... Memorial Day a national holiday to be celebrated the last Monday in 
May. [DOC] [TLE] Memorial Day - Wikipedia [PAR] Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the 
people who died while serving in the country's armed forces. The holiday, which 
is observed every year on the last Monday of May, .... It was observed for the first 
time that year on Saturday May 30; the date was chosen because it was not the... [DOC] [TLE] Memorial Day - A National Observance - CULTUREIFY [PAR] In 1868, Commander in Chief, John A. Logan, of the Grand Army of the Republic, 
... With that issue, the first national celebration of the holiday was held on May 30, 
1868, ... Today, national observance of the holiday still takes place at Arlington... [DOC] [TLE] Memorial Day History - Office of Public Affairs [PAR] Jul 20, 2015 ... Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an ... John A. 
Logan declared that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. ... The first 
large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery, ... that the 
first Decoration Day ceremony took place there on April 29, 1866. [DOC] [TLE] The True Story Behind the 1st Memorial Day - Live Science [PAR] May 28, 2016 ... The Memorial Day celebration on April, 26, 1866, in Columbus, ... Columbus, 
Mississippi, may have celebrated Memorial Day first, but ... Mississippi, to place 
flowers by the graves of Confederate soldiers ... Memorial Day remained on May 
30 until 1971, when the Uniform Monday Holiday Act took effect. [DOC] [TLE] freedoms-feast | Memorial Day [PAR] The first national observance took place at Arlington National Cemetery on May 
30, 1868. After World War I, observance grew to include armed forces members... [DOC] [TLE] The First Official Memorial Day | Insurance Protection Blog [PAR] May 28, 2012 ... In 1868, Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the grand Army of ... General 
Order Number 11, designating May 30 as a memorial day. ... The national 
observance of Memorial Day still takes place there ... In 1971, federal law 
changed the observance of the holiday to the last Monday in May and extended it
... [DOC] [TLE] National and Patriotic Holidays - Blue Star Mothers of America [PAR] Inauguration takes place upon the commencement of the President serving their 
term ..... "The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with ... 
The first celebration of such was held at Arlington National Cemetery on May 30,
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Question: The first national observance of this holiday took place May 30, 1868
Answer: Memorial Day