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2023-05-30 04:06:42 UTC - HELPFUL
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On the first official Decoration Day -- May 30, 1868 -- Ohio Rep. James A. Garfield, a former general and future U.S. president, addressed a crowd of 5,000 gathered at Arlington National Cemetery. It was known as "Decoration Day” until 1971. https://www.military.com/holidays/memorial-day/how-decoration-day-became-memorial-day.html
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