On August 7, 1782, as the American Revolutionary War drew toward its uncertain conclusion, General George Washington issued a general order from his Newburgh, New York headquarters that would lay the foundation for one of the most enduring military honors in United States history:…
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On May 5, 1866, the small village of Waterloo, New York, held what is widely recognized as the first formal observance of Memorial Day in the United States. Known at the time as Decoration Day, the event was a community-wide tribute to honor the…
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