Birthplace of Memorial Day? That Depends Where You're From

There is much anguish at the plight of returning vets and their families, but as we enter the Memorial Day weekend, every vet and civilian in the country can take hope and inspiration from an amazing documentary released

Residents say it was here, in the years after the Civil War, that Memorial Day was born. They say that in the other Columbus, too. It does not take much for the historically curious in either town — like Richard Gardiner, a professor of teacher

Yeah yeah, the *season* of summer actually begins on June 20th, but everybody knows Memorial Day Weekend is the real kickoff to summertime. Well, at least, we know it. And we're celebrating. Here's everything you need to kick off the hot

By Kim Geiger WASHINGTON — President Obama opened the Memorial Day holiday with a weekly address that reflected on the meaning of the holiday. “Memorial Day is more than a three-day weekend,” Obama said in the address, which is posted online every

Memorial Day kicks off the summer travel season, and since pump prices never reached $4 or $5 a gallon, as feared, economists says travelers are likely to dine out or shop more once they pull off the road. About 30.7 million people will drive more than