The Latest Breaking News from Memorial Day

Is Memorial Day a federal holiday? The full list of 2022 dates

The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

What Americans can expect during Memorial Day holiday travel period

Officials from AAA Travel expect 39.2 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend, running May 26-30.

Tribune News Service · May 20, 2022

Beach Bummer: Not Enough Sand Ahead Of Memorial Day

After a storm wiped out a massive amount of sand on the Jersey Shore, some beaches were left with cliffs as tall as 6 feet.

Zenger · May 20, 2022

‘The loss is omnipresent’: the grieving daughter fighting for a US Covid memorial day

The founder of Marked by Covid believes the US has failed to properly memorialize the enormous losses

The Guardian - US · May 10, 2022

Family honour husband and brother at International Workers Memorial Day held in Bathgate

The family of John Mackay - a Broxburn man who died at work - honoured him at the International Worker Memorial Day service held at the Balbardie Park of Peace in Bathgate.

Daily Record · May 5, 2022

Israel commemorates war dead with nationwide pause, sirens

Israel honored its soldiers and civilians killed in wars and militant attacks on Wednesday, with air raid sirens wailed nationwide for two minutes and citizens observing a moment of pause for Memorial Day

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Labour party unveils plaque marking Workers' Memorial Day in Perth

Unprotected situations and Industrial accidents that kill or maim employees have got to stop says Perth and Kinross Labour Party as candidates lay flowers at a memorial for workers who have died doing their job.

Daily Record · May 3, 2022

Israel pauses for annual Holocaust memorial day

SIRENS blared across Israel as the country came to a standstill in an annual ritual honouring the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 29, 2022

Groups call on Stone Mountain to cancel Confederate event

ATLANTA — The Southern Poverty Law Center Wednesday joined a growing chorus of activist groups calling on the Stone Mountain Memorial Association to cancel a planned Confederal Memorial Day rally scheduled for the park Saturday, citing a legacy of racial hatred and violence connected to such rallies.

Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022

Hunter remembers killed and injured workers on International Workers Memorial Day

"It's absolutely devastating [for families] and it's not something that goes away."

Newcastle Herald · Apr 27, 2022