Memorial Day #1
The year the first Memorial Day took place.
What is 1868 - the end of the Civil War.
This is the place people often visit on Memorial Day.
What are cemeteries?
The kind of tributes left in remembrance.
What is “decorating” the graves with flowers?
The American side that surrendered in 1865.
What were the Confederates?
From 1868 to 1970, Memorial Day was celebrated every year on this day.
What is May 30?
Where citizens and loved ones went to pay tribute to the fallen.
What are the graves or graveyards?
According to some records, one of the first commemorations took place in this southern town.
What is Charleston, South Carolina.
This is what was Memorial Day originally called.
What is Decoration Day?
The American Flag is flown at half-staff during these hours.
What is sunrise until noon?
The War which claimed more lives than any other conflict in U.S. history.
What is the Civil War?
This is the flower most commonly associated with Memorial Day.
What are poppies?
When Memorial Day was officially recognized as a federal holiday.
What is 1971?
When the country’s first national cemeteries were established.
When was the end of the Civil War?
The first memorialization took place at this time in history.
What is just a few weeks after the end of the war in 1865.
When our American remembrance day was expanded to honor those who have died in all American wars.
What is after World War I?
the official date when "Memorial Day" became official.
When was 1967?