With Congress’ passage of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1968, what had been Decoration Day officially became Memorial Day, taking full effect in 1971. Additionally, with the passage of the legislation, the day set aside to remember those fallen in defense of America was moved from May 30 to the last Monday in May. Though Memorial Day had been an alternative name for the holiday since the late 1880s, it became more common after World War I as a way of remembering those who gave “the last full measure of devotion.”
Memorial Day Name Change Made Sense
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