In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America’s fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May. Businesses increasingly ...

Memorial Day is celebrated as the unofficial beginning of summer for most of the country. But it also represents one of the peak times on the sports calendar… except strangely enough for the holiday ...

For many, Veterans Day is an extra Monday off before the holiday season gets into full swing, and Memorial Day is the weekend that signifies the start of summer. But both days have a significant and ...

In California, Veterans Day is a public school holiday. That means all public schools are required to close, according to to California education code. Federal and state employees also get the day off ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The Memorial Day holiday travel period continued on Friday in what's expected to be one of the busiest crunches since the COVID-19 pandemic began. In anticipation all those people ...

A holiday established to honor members of the armed forces is coming during a government shutdown, affecting paychecks.

Mississippi law allows cities to replace Confederate Memorial Day with alternatives. Municipalities like Greenville and Jackson observe Juneteenth in its place. State leaders continue to support ...