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The year the first Memorial Day took place.
What is 1868 - the end of the Civil War.
100
You are free to THANK A SOLDIER FOR THEIR SERVICE!
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100
The kind of tributes left in remembrance.
What is “decorating” the graves with flowers?
100
According to some records, one of the first commemorations took place in this southern town.
What is Charleston, South Carolina.
100
Season tributes were held to honor the fallen soldiers.
What is Springtime?
200
Memorial Day was not the original name for this remembrance.
What is "Decoration Day?"
200
Where citizens and loved ones went to pay tribute to the fallen.
What are the graves or graveyards?
200
One of the first gatherings was organized and attended by more than 1,000 of these individuals.
What is formerly enslaved people?
200
The American side that surrendered in 1865.
What were the Confederates?
200
the official date when "Memorial Day" became official.
When was 1967?
300
From 1868 to 1970, Memorial Day was celebrated every year on this day.
What is May 30?
300
Freedom is NOT FREE - but this space is.
Stop to remember and be Thankful!!
300 points
300
Date that New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller proclaimed the Seneca County village of Waterloo as the "birthplace of Memorial Day."
What was March 7, 1966?
300
When Memorial Day was officially recognized as a federal holiday.
What is 1971?
300
When our American remembrance day was expanded to honor those who have died in all American wars.
What is after World War I?
400
When the country’s first national cemeteries were established.
When was the end of the Civil War?
400
When the name “Memorial Day” became more popular.
What is gradually after World War II?
400
Cherish FREEDOM! It's payed for by patriots' blood.
FREE space.
400 points
400
In 1971, Memorial Day was changed by an act of Congress.
What is a national holiday?
400
The National Moment of Remembrance encourages all Americans to _____ to remember and honor those who have died in service to the nation.
What is pause wherever you are at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day for a moment of silence!
500
The War which claimed more lives than any other conflict in U.S. history.
What is the Civil War?
500
The proclamation given by this New York Governor said that Waterloo was the place for the "first, formal, complete, well-planned, village-wide observance of a day entirely dedicated to honoring the war dead."
Who was New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller?
500
The first memorialization took place at this time in history.
What is just a few weeks after the end of the war in 1865.
500
When Memorial Day was placed on the last Monday in May.
What was 1971 by an act of Congress.
500
How to stay FREE.
Never forget who we are as a Nation!
United WE STAND, divided WE fall! 500 point