Nice day. Memorial Day. We took picnic lunch to Cairo.
Comment: Sounds like a nice day....In 1962 Memorial Day was still officially known as Decoration Day and it was observed on Wednesday, May 30. It was observed on May 30th every year from 1868 to 1971. The name of the holiday was officially changed to Memorial Day in 1966. Memorial Day did not become one of the Monday three-day holidays until the Uniform Monday Holiday Act went into effect on January 1, 1971. May 30th was chosen for Memorial Day (originally called Decoration Day) because during the US Civil War there were no known battles to have taken place on that particular day of the month. Since 1971 Memorial Day has been on the last Monday of May so the date number is different each year....the internet....
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