Monday, May 28, 2012

aka Decoration Day

Arlington National Cemetary : View of the Washington Monument from Arlington Cemetary
Photo of Arlington National Cemetery with the Washington Memorial in the background courtesy 123rf.com

Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, and there was a hymn dedicated to Southern women who decorated the graves of the Confederate dead.  For more information click here and click here.  What did you learn today?

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