A History of Memorial Day (Redux)

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

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🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Every year, on the last Monday in May, the United States honors its war dead. It is often celebrated with parades, cookouts, and ceremonies at military cemeteries. While many people just think of it as a three-day weekend and the beginning of summer, it is a tradition that extends back over 160 years. From its 19th-century origins, its path to becoming a federal holiday took over 100 years. Learn more about Memorial Day, how it got started, and how it is celebrated, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Get 20% off your subscription to Newspapers.com Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Stitch Fix Go to stitchfix.com/everywhere to have a stylist help you look your best Tourist Office of Spain Plan your next adventure at Spain.info Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every year on the last Monday in May, the United States honors its war dead. It's often celebrated with parades, cookouts, and ceremonies at military cemeteries.
0:09.4	While many people think of it as just a three-day weekend and the beginning of summer, it's a tradition that extends back over 160 years.
0:17.0	And from its 19th century origins, its path to becoming an official federal holiday took over a century.
0:24.2	Learn more about Memorial Day, how it got started and how it felt like I had to become 10 people overnight.
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