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General during the Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States. 
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Memorial Day began in Waterloo, NY in 1866, as a ceremony to honor those who
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the spring of 1866 the Ladies Memorial Association of Columbus, Georgia 
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the United States was recovering from the long and bloody Civil War... [DOC] [TLE] Presidents' Day Exhibit - NOBLE Digital Heritage [PAR] President George Washington The first president of the United States, George ... 
Lincoln's birthday was first officially celebrated on February 12, 1866, one year 
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men and women who ... Joe and Benji the Service Dog 6min ... Waterloowhich 
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place. ... Robert J. Meyers, Celebrations: The Complete Book of American 
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Reagan in February 1984, ... Decoration Day ceremony took place there on April 
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under ... The 1867 Hollywood Memorial Day service had originated with 
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Question: It was first celebrated in the U.S. in February 1866 as a memorial service
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