Fun Fact: When Memorial Day Was Decoration Day

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Fun facts about Memorial day

While Memorial Day honors all American soldiers who lost their lives in wars and conflicts, it actually originated as a post-Civil War holiday known as Decoration Day. It had honored all the Americans lost in the battles of the Civil War.

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