Memorial Day: America’s Forgotten History & Other Secrets
About this episode
This episode explores the origins and significance of Memorial Day, contrasting it with Veterans Day and discussing its evolution into a summer holiday.
SEND ME A TEXT MESSAGE NOW Memorial Day is one of those holidays almost everybody recognizes, but not everybody really understands. In this episode, I’m taking a closer look at how a solemn day of remembrance became wrapped up in cookouts, road trips, sales, baseball, the Indy 500, and the unofficial start of summer. I’ll get into what Memorial Day actually honors, why it’s different from Veterans Day, how it grew out of the grief of the Civil War, and why the original name, Decoration...
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