Memorial Day: Facts that are worth knowing about the holiday

10. Decoration Day was its original name.

It was originally known as Decoration Day, given the practice of decorating graves of fallen soldiers with flowers, wreaths and flags. Memorial Day was first used in 1882 and became more commonly used after World War II, but the name change wasn't official until 1967.

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