Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, began after the American Civil War as a way to honor fallen soldiers.

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...

Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall writes it’s that time of year again, when South Carolina and eight of the state’s 46 counties ...

A Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony honoring fallen soldiers will be held at 6:30 p.m. on May 22 at 34 Sherman Avenue in ...

Britain's oldest surviving World War Two veteran and one of the country's oldest living couples were among dozens who marked ...

This month, over 2,000 American Flags and memorial crosses will be raised throughout Ringgold to honor fallen soldiers who've ...

Lexington announced its plans to close county offices Friday preceding the holiday on social media on Wednesday, May 7, ...

1868 - General John Alexander Logan officially proclaims May 30, 1868, as Memorial Day in honor of the Union soldiers who died in the Civil War. Until after World War I, southern states celebrated a ...

Yes, the U.S. stock market is closed on Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States, observed on the last Monday of May each year, to honor and remember military personnel ...

Confederate Memorial Day is observed in South Carolina, as well as a few other states. The holiday commemorates Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. Observances include battle re ...

The origins of the holiday can be traced back to local observances for soldiers with neglected gravesites during the Civil War. The first observance of what would become Memorial Day, some ...