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CREATED:20190107T175017Z
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SUMMARY:Memorial Day
DESCRIPTION:Three years after the Civil War ended\, on May 5\, 1868\, the 
 head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republi
 c (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate
  the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declare
 d that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. It is believed that d
 ate was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country.\n\
 n\nThe first large observance was held that year at Arlington National Ce
 metery\, across the Potomac River from Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nThe ceremon
 ies centered around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington mansion\
 , once the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Various Washington officials\, inc
 luding Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant\, presided over the ceremonies. Aft
 er speeches\, children from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan Home and me
 mbers of the GAR made their way through the cemetery\, strewing flowers o
 n both Union and Confederate graves\, reciting prayers and singing hymns.
 \n\n\nThis calendar listing is intended to provide information about the 
 named cultural/religious observation and is not intended as an actual cam
 pus event. If a campus event is associated with this observance\, it will
  be listed separately on the master calendar.
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 ree years after the Civil War ended\, on May 5\, 1868\, the head of an or
 ganization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — est
 ablished Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves o
 f the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared that Decora
 tion Day should be observed on May 30. It is believed that date was chose
 n because flowers would be in bloom all over the country.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The fir
 st large observance was held that year at Arlington National Cemetery\, a
 cross the Potomac River from Washington\, D.C.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The ceremonies cen
 tered around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington mansion\, once 
 the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Various Washington officials\, including 
 Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant\, presided over the ceremonies. After spee
 ches\, children from the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan Home and members o
 f the GAR made their way through the cemetery\, strewing flowers on both 
 Union and Confederate graves\, reciting prayers and singing hymns.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;
 p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This calendar listing is intended to provide information about th
 e named cultural/religious observation and is not intended as an actual c
 ampus event. If a campus event is associated with this observance\, it wi
 ll be listed separately on the master calendar.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200526
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CATEGORIES:Public,Current Students,Faculty,Staff
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