Us 101
@us101·13.5K subscribers·130 videos
How Memorial Day Became a National Holiday - US 101
Posted
May 23, 2017
Views
2,650
Likes
71
Comments
15
Engagement
3.25%
May 23, 2017
2,650
71
15
3.25%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
8:14Now PlayingMemorial Day weekend is coming up and it unofficially kicks off the summer season. But how did the holiday, known for the beach, barbecues, and parties, become a national holiday?
On today's episode, we explore the origin of Memorial Day. We learn how it got its start, what its original name was, why Northern and Southern states celebrated it at different times, and how it became a three-day weekend.
Read more about Memorial Day:
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
