After World War I, the day was expanded to honor those who died in all American wars. Memorial Day became a national holiday in 1971 by an act of Congress. It was placed on the last Monday in May.

A Memorial Day ceremony in Ormond Beach will be held at 9 a.m. at Rockefeller Gardens. Deltona will host a Memorial Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday at Veteran's Memorial Park.

Lukeala was the keynote speaker at the 2025 Memorial Day Commemoration held at the Guam Veterans Cemetery in Piti, where her late son was laid to rest. “They are immediate family members, the ...

Alex Bowman is heading back to the streets of Chicago with the wind in his sails after a third-place finish in Saturday night ...

ONE-TIME EVENTS: LIVE MUSIC LINEUP/St. John Celebration: THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1 – 4 pm, Emancipation Day Program at Slim Man’s Parking Lot. THURSDAY, JULY 3: 7 pm – 1 am, Michonde, Amieyre, DubLab, Sean ...