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those who ... It was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, 
national ... The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with 
flowers, ... The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. [DOC] [TLE] Memorial Day History - Office of Public Affairs - US Department of ... [PAR] Jul 20, 2015 ... Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an ... John A. 
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be observed on May 30, the date Logan had selected for the first Decoration Day. [DOC] [TLE] Memorial Day Origins : snopes.com [PAR] Memorial Day was started by former slaves on May, 1, 1865 in Charleston, SC to 
... the modern Memorial Day originated with an order issued in 1868 by Maj. ... 
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or the first one that General Logan heard about, or the first one that conceived of 
a... [DOC] [TLE] Timeline Photos - Facebook [PAR] It's Memorial Day weekend and to observe this holiday we'd like to hear a story of 
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The holiday, which is observed every year on the last Monday of May,[2] 
originated as... [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] The First Official Memorial Day [PAR] In 1868, Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the grand Army of the Republic 
issued what was called General Order Number 11, designating May 30 as a... [DOC] [TLE] The Origins of Memorial Day [PAR] Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for ... 
on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army 
of ... 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on 
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one ... more widely established as a national holiday throughout the United 
States. [DOC] [TLE] Its Origins - General John A. Logan Museum [PAR] On May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan, as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand 
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Question: One of the first observations of this U.S. holiday was May 30, 1868 on the order of General John Logan
Answer: Memorial Day