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Old May 27th, 2008, 02:58 AM
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Re: Memorial Day
It was today May 26.

As for the origins, seems it stemmed from the Civil War:
Memorial Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It just seems to have been chosen.

Our modern Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, used to be Armistice Day for WWI as well.
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