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    Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel...
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    Holodomor Memorial Day or Holodomor Remembrance Day (Ukrainian: День пам'яті жертв голодоморів, romanized: Den pamiati zhertv holodomoriv, lit. 'Day of memory...
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    Confederate Memorial Day (called Confederate Heroes Day in Texas and Florida, and Confederate Decoration Day in Tennessee) is a holiday observed in several...
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    Peace Memorial Day (Chinese: 和平紀念日), also known as 228 Memorial Day, is a public holiday in Taiwan for honoring and mourning the victims and families...
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  • Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD, 27 January) is a national commemoration day in the United Kingdom dedicated to the remembrance of the Jews and others who...
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    In the Memorial Day massacre of 1937, the Chicago Police Department shot and killed ten unarmed demonstrators in Chicago, on May 30, 1937. The incident...
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  • A Holocaust memorial day or Holocaust remembrance day is an annual observance to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide of six million...
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    Memorial Day has been observed annually since 1 July 1917, to recall the losses of approximately 700 soldiers of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment from the...
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  • Look up Memorial Day in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Memorial Day is an American holiday. Memorial Day may also refer to: Armenian Memorial Day or Armenian...
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    Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954. Veterans Day is distinct from Memorial Day, a U.S. public holiday in May: Veterans Day commemorates the service...
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    Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenian: Մեծ Եղեռնի զոհերի հիշատակի օր Mets Yegherrni zoheri hishataki or) or Armenian Genocide Memorial Day is a public holiday...
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    recommended establishing the 4th of Iyyar, the day preceding Independence Day, as the "General Memorial Day for the Heroes of the War of Independence". This...
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  • Act to observe at least 13 holidays per year, including National Labour Day, but may choose the other observances they follow. If a holiday falls on...
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    on a weekend, the following Monday will be a day off in lieu of the holiday. In addition to New Year's Day (Новый год, Novy god) on 1 January, 2–5 January...
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  • Hungary shall be: a) the 15th day of March, in memory of the 1848–49 Revolution and War of Independence, b) the 20th day of August, in memory of the state's...
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  • Constitution Memorial Day (憲法記念日, Kenpō Kinenbi) is a public holiday in Japan. It takes place on May 3 in celebration of the enactment of the 1947 Constitution...
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  • Workers' Memorial Day, also known as International Workers' Memorial Day or International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured, takes place annually...
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    Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day owing to the tradition of wearing a remembrance poppy) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states...
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  • the Fallen on 1988 Earthquake Memorial Day". aglobalworld.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25. "Armenia Earthquake Memorial Day". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved...
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    The National D-Day Memorial is a war memorial located in Bedford, Virginia. It serves as the national memorial for American D-Day veterans. However, its...
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    Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English (sometimes also called Chinese Memorial Day, Ancestors' Day, the Clear Brightness Festival, or the...
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  • Memorial Day is a 2012 war film starring James Cromwell, Jonathan Bennett and John Cromwell, directed by Sam Fischer and written by Marc Conklin. The film...
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    The Memorial Day Miracle is a game-winning three-point field goal by Sean Elliott in Game 2 of the 1999 Western Conference Finals between the Portland...
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    Holocaust Remembrance Day, or the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, is an international memorial day on 27 January that commemorates...
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    days, which are not public holidays. Italy's National Day, the Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day), is celebrated on 2 June each year, with the main celebration...
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  • The Memorial Day (Turkmen: ýatlama güni) is an official holiday of Turkmenistan, commemorated on 12 January. It honors those who fell on 12 January 1881...
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    General Pulaski Memorial Day is a United States public holiday in honor of General Kazimierz Pułaski (spelled Casimir Pulaski in English), a Polish hero...
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  • credited for holding the first Memorial Day ceremony in Petersburg, and as the inspiration for the United States' Memorial Day. Davidson was born in Petersburg...
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    The Lakers recovered after losing in a rout in game 1, dubbed as the "Memorial Day Massacre". The series was the last time the NBA World Championship Series...
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    Holocaust Remembrance Day Yom Hazikaron: Memorial Day Yom Ha'atzmaut: Israel Independence Day Yom Yerushalayim: Jerusalem Day The status of these days...
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