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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.
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 ree years after the Civil War ended\, on May 5\, 1868\, the head of an or
 ganization of Union veterans &amp;mdash\; the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR
 ) &amp;mdash\; established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorat
 e the graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declar
 ed that Decoration Day should be observed on May 30. It is believed that 
 date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all over the country.&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The first large observance was held that year at Arlington Nationa
 l Cemetery\, across the Potomac River from Washington\, D.C.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The 
 ceremonies centered around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington m
 ansion\, once the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Various Washington official
 s\, including Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant\, presided over the ceremoni
 es. After speeches\, children from the Soldiers&amp;rsquo\; and Sailors&amp;rsquo
 \; Orphan Home and members of the GAR made their way through the cemetery
 \, strewing flowers on both Union and Confederate graves\, reciting praye
 rs and singing hymns.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170530
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